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PHILADELPHIA: 

S.  R.  FISHER  A  CO.,  PUBLISHERS,  54  N.  SIXTH  STREET. 
1867. 


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1866,  by 

S.    R.    FISHER  &  CO., 

/n  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  for  the  Eastern  District  of    Pennsylvania. 


Jas.  B.  Rodgers, 

Printer  and  Stereotypes, 

Philadelphia. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


I.    THE   CHURCH    FESTIVALS 5 

II.    A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURE   LESSONS 7 

III.    THE  REGULAR  SERVICE    ON  THE  LORD'S  DAY      .  9 

IV.    THE  EVENING  SERVICE IP 

V.    THE   LITANY 24 

VI.    PRAYERS    AND     THANKSGIVINGS     FOR     SPECIAL 

OCCASIONS 28 

VII.    THE  GOSPELS,  EPISTLES,  AND  COLLECTS  ...  37 

VIII.    THE  HOLY  COMMUNION 158 

IX.    HOLY  BAPTISM 188 

X.    CONFIRMATION 203 

XL    MARRIAGE 208 

XII.    ORDINATION  AND    INSTALLATION 214 

XIII.  EXCOMMUNICATION  AND   RESTORATION     .       .       .  238 

XIV.  THE  VISITATION  AND    COMMUNION  OF  THE  SICK  247 
XV.    THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD 264 

XVI.    A  SERVICE  TO  BE  USED  AT  SEA 279 

XVII.    THE  RECEPTION  OF  IMMIGRANTS 289 

XVIII.    THE  LAYING  OF  A  CORNER-STONE 293 

XIX.    THE  CONSECRATION    OF  A  CHURCH        ....  298 

XX.    THE  CONSECRATION  OF  A   BURIAL-GROUND    .       .  305 
XXI.    AN    ORDER  OF    SCRIPTURE  READINGS    FOR    THE 

FAMILY '.       .       .       .  312 

XXII.    PRAYERS  FOR  THE  FAMILY 325 

XXIII.    THE  CANTICLES,  PSALMS,  AND  ANCIENT  HYMNS  358 


THE  CHURCI    FESTIVALS. 
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The  movable  festivals,  with  the  exception  of  Advent  Sunday,  are  determined 
bv  Easter,  which  is  the  first  Sunday  next  after  the  full-moon  that  follows  the 
twenty-first  of  March,  but  if  this  full-moon  happen  on  a  Sunday,  Easter  will  be 
the  next  Sunday  after. 

Septuagesima  is  nine  weeks,  Sexagesima  eight  weeks,  Quinquagesima  seven 
weeks,  and  the  first  week  in  Lent  six  weeks,  respectively,  before  Easter.  Ash- 
Wednesday  is  the  Wednesday  after  Quinquagesima,  Ascension  Day  is  forty  days, 
Whitsunday  seven  weeks,  and  Trinity  Sunday  eight  weeks,  respectively,  after 
Easter. 

Advent  Sunday  is  always  the  nearest  Sunday  to  the  thirtieth  day  of  November, 
whether  before  or  after. 

Christmas  always. falls  on  the  twenty-fifth  of  December,  Epiphany  on  the  sixth 
of  January,  and  Good  Friday  in  the  week  preceding  Easter. 

All  days  appointed,  by  proper  Ecclesiastical  or  Civil  authority,  for  fasting  or 
thanksgiving,  are  to  be  duly  respected  and  observed. 


RULE  FOR  DETERMINING-  EASTER  IN  ANY  TEAR. 
1.  Divide  the  number  of  the  year  by  19,  and  call  the  remainder  a. 

2-  »  »  „     by    4,  „  „  b. 

3-  »  »  >,     by    7,  „  „  c. 

4.  „  (19a  +  M.)  by  30,  „  „  d. 

5.  „  (26  +  4c  +  U  +  N)  by    7,  „  „  e. 
In  the  Gregorian  Calendar,  M  and  N  will  have  the  following  values  :— 

Iff.       N. 

From  1532  to  1699 22         3 

1700  to  1799 23         3 

1800  to  1899 23        4 

1900  to  1999 24        5 

2000  to  2099 24        5 

2100  to  2199 24        6 

2200  to  2299 25         0 

2300  to  2399 26         1 

2400  to  2499 25         1 

6.  Easter  will  be  (22  +  d  +  e)  of  March,  or  (d  +  e— 9)  of  April. 

If  a  number  is  obtained  beyond  the  24th  of  April,  seven  days  must  be  subtracted 
to  get  the  correct  time  of  Easter. 


A  TABLE  OP  THE  MOVABLE  FESTIVALS  FROM  1867-1890 


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A   TABLE   OF   SCRIPTURE  LESSONS 


FOR  ALL  THE  SUNDAYS  IN  THE  CHURCH  YEAR. 


SUNDAYS. 


In  Advent. 
1 


MORNING. 


First  Lesson.        Second  Lesson. 


A^fter  Nativity 

1 

2- 


A/ter  Epiphany 
1 


Scptuagtsima. 
Sexagesima.m 
igesima. 

In  L  n'. 

1 


Isaiah 1 

5 

.  25 

30 

35 

41 

44 

51 

54 

57 

01 

65 

Jeremiah  — 

35 

Lamentations    1 


Jeremiah  — 

Ezekiel 

-  20  to  v. 


Easter  Day. 
After  EasU  r. 
1 


4- 


After  -I 

Whit-Sunday. 

Trinity. 

A/ti  r  Trinity. 
1 


Luke  1  to  v. 
lv. 


3  to  v. 

Matt.  3  to  v. 


Luke  —  2  v. 
Mark  1  to  v. 


EVENING. 


First  Lesson. 


Second  Lesson. 


Matthew  2  v. 
John  —  1  v. 
Matthew  4  v.  12 
Luke  4  v.  14  to  33 
Matthew  —      5 


Mieah     i 

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Daniel  ! 

Exod.  12  to  v.  3' 


Isaiah 

Hosea 

Joel 3 

Mieah 

Zechariah  - 
Joel 


Dent.  16  to  v. 
Genesis 


Luke  —  7  v. 
Mark  6  to  v.^ 

Matthew  — 
Luke  10  to  v. 
Mark  9  to  v. 
Luke —  19  v. 


Matthew   — 
Romans 


Dent.  4  to  v. 


Joshua  

Judges  

i  Samuel  — 
2  Samuel  — 
1  Kings  8  to  T.  22 
17 


John  ■ 

Acts  4  to  v. 
Matthew   — 


Matthew    — 


Lam.  3  to  v. 


nans 10 

_    12 

14 

1  Corinthians     1 


Hebrews    — 


1  Corinthians     3 
13 

2  Corinthians    4 

.      5 

Galatians  —      2 
.      3 

1 


Ephosians — 


Jeremiah  — 

Ezekiel  

20  v.  27 

Habakkuk  -  -3 

Zechariah —  13 
Malachi  3  and  4 

Exodus  12  v.  37 


Isaiah 

Hosea 

Mieah 

Nahum  

Zechariah  — 
Zephaniah  - 

Isaiah 

Genesis 


Philippians- 


2 
3 

4 
5 
6 
1 
3 

Hebrews  Sto  v.ll 
Acts  —  2  f.    22 

1  Corinthians  15 

Colossians —  1 

3 

1  Thessalon.  3 
4 


15  to  v.  19 

42 

45 

50 

Exodus  5 

: 10 

15 

Numbers  —  22 

24 

Deuteronomy     5 

■  7 

9 

34 

24 


2Thess.  3  to  v.  17 
Acts  19  to  v.  21 
1  John   5 

1  Timothy—      6 

2  Timothy—  2 
—  3  and  4  to  v.  9 

Titus  2  &  3to  v.  10 


Hebrews 


Joshua  — 
Judges  — 

1  Samuel 

2  Samuel 


20  1  Kings8v.22to62 


1  John    


Jude 
Rev.  - 


THE  REGULAR  SERVICE 


THE  LORD'S  DAY. 


Having  taken  his  place  on  the  right  of  the  altar,  the  Congregation 
also  standing  up,  the  Minister  shall  say  as  follows : 

Iii  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord:  If  we  say  that  we 
have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is 
not  in  us;  but  if  we  confess  our  sins,  God  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from 
all  unrighteousness.  Let  us,  therefore,  humble  our- 
selves before  the  throne  of  Almighty  God,  our  heaven- 
ly Father,  and  confess  our  manifold  sins  and  trans- 
gressions with  lowly  and  contrite  hearts,  that  we  may 
obtain  forgiveness  of  the  same  through  the  merits  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


Then  the  Minister  and  Congregation  shall  kneel,  and  repeat  the  fol- 
lowing Confession. 

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10  THE   REGULAR   SERVICE 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly 
Father,  we  cast  ourselves  down  before  Thee,  under  a 
deep  sense  of  our  unworthiness  and  guilt.  We  have 
grievously  sinned  against  Thee,  in  thought,  in  word, 
and  in  deed.  We  have  come  short  of  Thy  glory. 
We  have  broken  Thy  commandments,  and  turned 
aside  every  one  of  us  from  the- way  of  life;  and  in 
us  there  is  no  soundness  nor  health.  Yet  now,  0 
most  merciful  Father,  hear  us  when  we  call  upon 
Thee  with  penitent  hearts;  and  for  the  sake  of  Thy 
Son,  Jesus  Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us.  Pardon  our 
sins,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace.  Take  away  our  guilt. 
Purify  us,  by  the  inspiration  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  from 
all  inward  uncleanness;  and  make  us  able  and  wil- 
ling to  serve  Thee  in  newness  of  life  to  the  glory 
of  Thy  holy  name,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  rise,  and  pronounce  to  the  Congregation, 
Btill  kneeling,  the  following  Declaration  of  Pardon. 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comforting  assurance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  promised  in  the  Gospel  to  all  that  repent 
and  believe :  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  have  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  but  that  the 
wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live.  God  so  loved 
the  world,  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son,  that 
whosoever  believeth  in  Him  should  not  perish,  but 
have  everlasting  life. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  brethren, 
as  truly  repent  of  your  sins,  and  believe  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  with  full  purpose  of  new  obedience,  I 
announce  and  declare,  by  the  authority  and  in  the 


ON   THE    LORD'S   DAY.  11 

name  of  Christ,  that  your  sins  are  forgiven  in  heaven, 
according  to  His  promise  in  the  Gospel,  through  the 
perfect  merit  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Here,  and  at  the  end  of  every  Collect  and  Prayer,  the  Congregation 
shall  say  : 

Amen. 


The  Congregation  shall  now  rise,  and  join  with  the  Minister  in  re- 
peating the  Apostles'  Creed;  immediately  after  which  shall  be  sung, 
chanted  or  recited,  the  Gloria  in  Excehis;  all  in  the  following  order. 


I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  He  descended  into 
hades;  the  third  day  Pie  rose  from  the  dead;  He  as- 
cended into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty;  from  thence  He  shall  come 
to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church;  the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  of 
sins;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

Minister.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Congregation.  The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men.     We  praise  Thee,  we  bless  Thee, 


12  THE   REGULAR   SERVICE 

we  worship  Thee,  we  glorify  Thee,  we  give  thanks 
to  Thee  for  Thy  great  glory,  0  Lord  God,  heavenly 
King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

0  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ;  0 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  that 
takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have 
mercy  upon  us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin  of 
the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou  that  sittest  at 
the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have  mercy  upon 
us. 

For  Thou  only  art  holy;  Thou  only  art  the  Lord; 
Thou  only,  0  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  read  the  proper  Gospel  and  Epistle  for  the 
day;  adding,  so  far  as  he  may  see  fit,  other  portions  of  Scripture. 

After  the  reading,  the  service  shall  proceed  thus,  the  Congregation 
rising : 

31.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost: 

C.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

31.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
C.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

31.  Let  us  pray. 

Then  shall  be  offered  the  Collect  for  the  day,  and  after  this  the  fol- 
lowing General  Prayer;  except  that,  on  Festival  days,  the  first  two  Col- 
lects of  the  same  shall  be  omitted  and  the  proper  Festival  Prayer  used 
in  their  stead. 


ON  the  lord's  day.  13 

[During  Lent,  or  in  other  seasons  of  humiliation,  the  Litany  may 
take  the  place  of  the  General  Prayer.] 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  Thine 
unworthy  servants,  do  give  Thee  most  humble  and 
hearty  thanks  for  all  Thy  goodness  and  loving  kind- 
ness to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We  praise  Thee  for  our 
creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of  this 
life;  but  above  all,  for  Thine  inestimable  love  in  the 
redemption  of  the  world  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 
for  the  means  of  grace,  and  for  the  hope  of  glory. 
And,  we  beseech  Thee,  give  us  such  due  sense  of  all 
Th}'  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be  unfeignedly 
thankful,  and  that  we  may  show  forth  Thy  praise, 
not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives;  by  giving  up 
ourselves  to  Thy  service,  and  by  walking  before  Thee 
in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our  days;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  glory,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 

God  of  all  power  and  glorj^,  who  hast  not  appointed 
us  unto  wrath,  but  to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  perfect  and  fulfill  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
the  work  of  Thy  redeeming  mercy;  that,  being  de- 
livered more  and  more  from  our  sins,  we  may  be  able 
to  serve  Thee  in  newness  of  life.  Sanctify  us  in  body, 
soul,  and  spirit;  and  guide  us  evermore  in  the  way  of 
peace.  Help  us  to  overcome  the  world.  Beat  down 
Satan  under  our  feet.  Give  us  courage  to  confess 
Christ  always;  and  patience  to  endure  in  His  service 
unto  the  end;  that  having  finished  our  course  with 

joy,  we  may  rest  in  hope,  and  attain  finally  to  the  re- 
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14  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE 

surrection  of  the  just,  through  the  infinite  merits  of 
our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

0  Thou  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is 
named,  cause  Thy  blessing,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  rest 
upon  the  Church,  which  He  has  purchased  with  His 
most  precious  blood.  Illuminate  her  ministers  with 
true  knowledge  and  understanding  of  Thy  word. 
Send  down  the  healthful  dew  of  Thy  grace  upon  all 
her  congregations.  Deliver  her  from  false  doctrine, 
heresy  and  schism;  and  clothe  her  with  the  beauty 
of  holiness  and  peace.  Establish  and  reveal  Thy 
glory  among  all  nations.  I\y  the  tranquil  working 
of  Thy  perpetual  Providence,  confound  and  destroy 
all  wicked  devices  formed  against  Thy  holy  Word, 
and  bring  in  speedily  the  full  victory  of  Thine  ever- 
lasting kingdom,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Almighty  God,  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords, 
from  whom  proceedeth  all  power  and  dominion  in 
heaven  and  on  earth,  most  heartily  we  beseech  Thee 
to  look  with  favor  upon  Thy  servants,  the  President 
of  the  United  States,  the  Governor  of  this  Common- 
wealth, and  all  others  in  authority.  Imbue  them 
with  the  spirit  of  wisdom,  goodness,  and  truth;  and 
so  rule  their  hearts,  and  bless  their  endeavors,  that 
law  and  order,  justice  and  peace  may  every  where 
prevail.  Preserve  us  from  public  calamities;  from 
pestilence  and  famine;  from  war,  privy  conspiracy, 
and  rebellion;  but  especially  from  national  sins  and 
corruption.     Make  us  strong  and  great  in  the  fear  ol 


ON    THE    LORD'S   DAY.  15 

God,  and  in  the  love  of  righteousness;  so  that  being 
blessed  of  Thee,  we  may  become  a  blessing  to  all  na- 
tions, to  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  Thy  grace  through 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

0  God,  The  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  mankind, 
we  implore  Thy  mercy  in  behalf  of  all  classes  and 
conditions  of  men;  that  it  may  please  Thee  to  visit 
them  with  Thy  most  compassionate  help,  according 
to  their  manifold  necessities  and  wants.  Especially 
do  we  beseech  Thee  to  show  pity  upon  all  widows 
and  orphans;  upon  all  prisoners  and  captives;  upon 
all  sick  and  dying  persons;  upon  those  who  are  deso- 
late or  sore  afflicted  in  any  way;  and  upon  all  such 
as  are  persecuted  for  righteousness'  sake.  Enable 
them  to  look  unto  Thee,  0  most  merciful  Father,  and 
to  call  upon  Thy  name,  that  they  may  find  Thee  a 
preseut  Saviour  in  their  affliction  and  distress.  And 
let  it  please  Thee  to  deliver  them,  and  raise  them  up 
in  due  time,  giving  them  patience  under  all  their  suf- 
ferings, the  rich  comfort  of  Thy  grace  here  below,  and 
eternal  rest  with  Thee  in  heaven,  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Here  may  be  introduced  any  special  Collect,  or  Collects  suitable  to  the 
occasion. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this 
time  with  one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplica- 
tions unto  Thee,  and  dost  promise  that  where  two  or 
three  are  gathered  together  in  Thy  name,  Thou  wilt 
grant  their  requests;  fulfil  now,  0  Lord,  the  desires 
and  petitions  of  Thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expe- 
dient for  them,  granting  us  in  this  world  knowledge 


16  THE   REGULAR    SERVICE 

of  Thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come,  life  everlast- 
ing.    Amen. 

A  suitable  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  now  be  sung. 

Then  the  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  in  the  pulpit,  shall  jro- 
ceed  to  deliver  the  Sermon.  This  should  be  in  harmony  with  the 
general  order  of  the  Church  Year. 

After  the  Sermon,  the  service  shall  be  continued  as  follows : 

M.  Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  Fountain  of  all  goodness  and  truth, 
receive  our  thanks  for  the  lively  oracles  of  Thy  grace, 
which  are  able  to  make  us  wise  unto  everlasting  life; 
and  mercifully  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  the 
words,  which  we  have  heard  this  day  with  our  out- 
ward ears,  may  through  Thy  blessing  be  so  grafted 
inwardly  in  our  hearts,  that  they  may  bring  forth  in 
us  the  fruit  of  good  living;  to  the  honor  and  praise  of 
Thy  name,  through-  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

0  God,  who  art  the  author  of  peace  and  lover  of 
concord,  in  knowledge  of  whom  standeth  our  eternal 
life,  whose  service  is  perfect  freedom ;  defend  us,  Thy 
humble  servants,  in  all  assaults  of  our  enemies;  that 
we,  surely  trusting  in  Thy  defence,  may  not  fear  the 
power  of  any  adversaries,  through  the  might  of  our 
glorious  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Here  let  the  People  join  aloud  in  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.     Thy  kingdom   come.     Thy  will  be  done  in 


ON    THE   LORD'S   DAY.  17 

earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

The  Deacons  shall  now  collect  the  Alms  of  the  People;  and  the  Minis- 
ter may  make  any  necessary  Announcements. 

Then  a  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  be  sung,  ending  with  a  Doxology. 

After  which  the  Minister  shall  close  the  whole  service  with  the  Apos- 
tolic Benediction. 


The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with 
you  all.     Amen. 

2*  b 


THE   EVENING  SERVICE. 


Having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar,  the  Congregation  also  standing 
up,  the  Minister  shall  say  as  follows : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  unto  whom  all  hearts  are  open,  all 
desires  known,  and  from  whom  no  secrets  are  hid ; 
cleanse  the  thoughts  of  our  minds,  we  beseech  Thee, 
by  the  inspiration  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that,  being  de- 
livered from  every  unholy  motion  of  the  flesh  and 
spirit,  we  may  perfectly  love  Thee,  with  a  pure  heart 
and  sanctified  lips  worship  Thee,  and  worthily  mag- 
nify Thy  holy  Name;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Here,  and  at  the  end  of  every  Collect  and  Prayer,  the  Congregation 
shall  say: 

Amen. 

A  Tsalm  or  Hymn  shall  now  be  sung. 

Then  shall  the  Congregation  rise,  and  join  with  the  Minister  in  re- 
peating the  A2)oslles'  Creed;  immediately  after  which  shall  he  chanted, 
or  recited,  the  Gloria  Patri;  all  iu  the  following  orier. 
13 


THE   EVENING   SERVICE.  ]  9 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ,  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord ;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of 
the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was 
crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  He  descended  into  hades ; 
the  third  day  He  rose  from  the  dead;  He  ascended 
into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the 
Father  Almighty;  from  thence  He  shall  come  to  judge 
the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church;  the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  of 
sins;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

Minister.  Praise  ye  the  Lord.* 
Congregation.  The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 

31.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost: 

C.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Then  shall  the  Minister  read  the  JSvening  Lessons,  as  indicated  in  the 
Table  of  Scripture  Lessons. 

After  the  reading,  the  service  shall  proceed  thus,  t.'&e  Congregation 
rising  : 


M.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
C,  And  with  thy  spirit. 

M.  Let  us  pray. 


20  THE   EVENING   SERVICE. 

31.  Create  in  us  a  clean  heart,  0  God: 
C.  And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  us. 

M.  Cast  us  not  away  from  Thy  presence  : 
C.  And  take  not  Thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

Then  shall  be  offered  the  Collect  for  the  day,  and  after  this  the  follow- 
ing General  Prayer. 

0  God,  from  whom  all  holy  desires,  all  good  coun- 
sels, and  all  just  works  do  proceed;  give  unto  Thy 
servants  that  peace  which  the  world  cannot  give;  that 
our  hearts  may  be  set  to  obey  Thy  commandments, 
and  also  that  we,  being  defended  from  the  fear  of  our 
enemies,  may'  by  Thy  protection  pass  our  time  in 
peace  and  quietness;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

0  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  by  whose  almighty 
power  we  have  been  preserved  this  day,  and  to  whom 
the  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike ;  by  Thy 
great  mercy  defend  us  from  all  perils  and  dangers  of 
this  night;  and  so  refresh  our  weary  nature  with  the 
help  which  our  weakness  needs,  that  we  may  behold 
the  dawn  and  the  day  with  joy  fulness,  and  be  de- 
voted to  Thee  both  in  body  and  soul,  for  the  love  of 
Thine  only  Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

In  goodness  art  Thou  exalted,  0  Lord,  our  Father, 
for  ever  and  ever.  We  magnify  Thee,  we  praise  Thee, 
we  worship  Thee,  we  give  thanks  unto  Thee  for  Thy 
bountiful  providence,  for  all  the  blessings  of  the  pre- 
sent life,  and  all  the  hopes  of  a  better  life  to  come ;  let 


THE    EVENING    SERVICE.  21 

the  memory  of  Thy  goodness,  we  beseech  Thee,  fill  our 
hearts  with  joy  and  thankfulness  unto  our  life's  end; 
and  let  no  unworthiness  of  ours  provoke  Thee  to  with- 
hold from  us  any  needed  good,  seeing  that  all  Thy 
blessings  come  not  by  our  desert,  but  only  through 
the  merit  and  mediation  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  hast  promised 
to  reveal  Thy  glory  by  Jesus  Christ  among  all  nations; 
remember,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  holy  Church  through- 
out all  the  world;  unite  all  who  profess  and  call  them- 
selves 'Christians  in  the  bond  of  a  holy  faith  as  one 
body,  and  so  replenish  them  and  us  with  the  grace  of 
Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  we  may  bring  forth  abundantly 
the  fruits  of  peace  and  good  works ;  and  that,  having 
persevered  in  the  way  of  godliness  to  the  end,  we  may, 
with  prophets,  apostles,  martyrs,  confessors  and  saints 
of  all  ages,  come  into  full  communion  with  Thee  and 
with  one  another  in  Thine  eternal  and  glorious  king- 
dom ;  through  the  mediation  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

0  most  powerful  Lord  God,  King  of  kings,  and  Lord 
of  lords,  who  alone  ordainest  the  powers  that  be;  take 
under  Thy  most  gracious  government  and  guidance, 
we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  servants,  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  the  Governor  of  this  Commonwealth, 
and  all  others  in  authority;  and  so  enrich  them  with 
heavenly  wisdom  and  grace,  that  they  may  attain 
Thine  everlasting  favor,  and  we  lead  quiet  and  peace- 
able lives,  in  all  godliness  and  honesty;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


22  THE   EVENING    SERVICE. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  who  art  a  sea- 
sonable refuge  in  time  of  trouble;  let  the  prayers  of 
those  who,  in  tribulation  or  any  sort  of  extremity,  cry 
unto  Thee,  reach  Thy  merciful  ears,  and  grant  them 
relief  according  to  their  several  necessities,  giving  them 
patience  under  their  sufferings,  and  a  happy  issue  out 
of  all  their  afflictions;  for  the  sake  of  the  suffering 
and  sorrow  of  Thy  dear  Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 

Here  may  be  introduced  any  special  Collect  or  Collects  suitable  to  the 
occasion. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time 
with  one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplications  unto 
Thee,  and  dost  promise  that  where  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together  in  Thy  name,  Thou  wilt  grant  their 
requests;  fulfil  now,  0  Lord,  the  desires  and  petitions 
of  Thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expedient  for  them, 
granting  us  in  this  world  knowledge  of  Thy  truth, 
and  in  the  world  to  come,  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

A  suitable  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  now  be  sung. 

Then  the  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  in  the  pulpit,  shall  proceed 
to  deliver  the  Sermon,  or  he  may  expound  in  course  a  portion  of  the 
Heidelberg  Catechism. 

After  the  Sermon,  the  service  shall  be  continued  as  follows : 

M.  Let  us  pray. 

0  God,  who  didst  teach  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful 
people  by  sending  to  them  the  light  of  Thy  Holy  Spi- 
rit ;  grant  unto  us  by  the  same  Spirit  to  have  a  right 


THE   EVENING   SERVICE.  23 

understanding  of  Thy  saving  truth.  Visit,  we  pray 
Thee,  this  congregation  with  Thy  love  and  favor;  en- 
lighten their  minds  more  and  more  with  the  light  of 
the  everlasting  gospel ;  graft  in  their  hearts  a  love  of 
the  truth;  increase  in  them  true  religion;  nourish  them 
with  all  goodness ;  and  of  Thy  great  mercy  keep  them 
in  the  same;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Here  let  the  People  join  aloud  in  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

The  Deacons  shall  now  collect  the  Alms  of  the  people;  and  the  Min- 
ister may  make  any  necessary  Announcements. 

Then  a  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  be  sung,  ending  with  a  Doxoloqy. 

After  which  the  Minister  shall  close  the  whole  service  with  the  Apos- 
tolic Benediction. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with 
yon  all.     Amen. 


THE   LITANY. 

Minister.  0  God  the  Father  in  heaven;  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

Congregation.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  0  God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world;  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

M.  0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the 
Father  and  the  Son ;  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  0  holy,  blessed,  and  glorious  Trinity,  three  per- 
sons and  one  God;  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  Remember  not,  Lord,  our  offences,  nor  the  offen- 
ces of  our  forefathers;  neither  take  Thou  vengeance  of 
our  sins:  spare  us,  good  Lord,  spare  Thy  people,  whom 
Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  most  precious  blood, 
and  be  not  angry  with  us  for  ever. 

C.  Spare  us,  good  Lord. 

31.  From  all  evil  and  harm;   from  the  power  of 

sm,  and  the  snares  of  the  devil;  from  Thy  wrath,  and 

from  everlasting  damnation ; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 
24 


THE   LITANY*  25 

M.  From  all  blindness  of  heart;  from  pride,  vain- 
glory, and  hypocrisyj  from  envy,  hatred,  and  malice, 
and  all  uncharitableness; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.   From  all  impure  lusts  and  desires ;  and  from 
all  the  deceits  of  the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil; 
C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  From  lightning,  tempest,  and  earthquake;  from 
plague,  pestilence,  and  famine;  from  all  disasters  by 
land  and  by  water;  from  battle  and  murder,  and  from 
sudden  death ; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  From  tumult  and  riot ;  from  sedition  and  re- 
bellion ;  from  heresy  and  schism ;  from  hardness  of 
heart,  and  contempt  of  Thy  word  and  authority; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  By  the  mystery  of  Thy  holy  incarnation ;  by 
Thy  holy  nativity  and  circumcision ;  by  Thy  baptism, 
fasting,  and  temptation  ; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31 .  By  Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat ;  by  Thy 
cross  and  passion ;  by  Thy  precious  death  and  burial ; 
by  Thy  glorious  resurrection  and  ascension ;  and  by 
the  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 


26  THE    LITANY. 

31.  In  all  time  of  our  tribulation ;  in  all  time  of 
our  wealth ;  in  the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of 
judgment; 

C,  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31,  We  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 
C.  Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee*to  hear  us. 

31.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  keep  us  in  all  time 
of  temptation  and  heaviness ;  to  comfort  and  help  all 
the  weak-hearted;  to  raise  up  them  that  fall,  and 
finally  to  beat  down  Satan  under  our  feet ; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

31.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  succor,  help,  and 
comfort  all  that  are  in  danger,  necessity  and  tribula- 
tion ; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

31.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  preserve  all  travel- 
lers and  strangers,  all  women  in  the  perils  of  child- 
birth, all  sick  persons,  and  young  children,  and  to 
show  Thy  pity  upon  all  prisoners  and  captives; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

31.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  defend  and  provide 
for  the  fatherless  children,  and  widows,  and  all  that 
are  desolate  and  oppressed ; 

C.  We -beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

31.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  have  mere}  upon 
all  men; 

C,  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 


THE    LITANY.  27 

M.  0  Son  of  God.  Redeemer  of  the  world  ; 
C,  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

M,  0  Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world ; 

C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jf.  0  Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world ; 

C.  Grant  us  Thy  peace. 

0  God,  merciful  Father,  who  despisest  not  the  sighing 
of  the  contrite,  nor  rejectest  the  desire  of  the  sorrowful: 
be  favorable  to  our  prayers  which  in  our  afflictions 
that  continually  oppress  us,  we  pour  out  before  Thee; 
and  graciously  hear  them,  that  those  things  which 
the  craft  of  the  devil  or  man  worketh  against  us,  may 
be  brouQ-ht  to  noiurht.  and  by  the  counsel  of  Thv  nood- 
ness  be  dispersed ;  so  that  being  hurt  by  no  persecu- 
tions, we  may  evermore  give  thanks  unto  Thee  in  Thy 
holy  Church,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

0  God,  from  whom  all  holy  desires,  all  good  coun- 
sels, and  all  just  works  do  proceed;  give  unto  Thy 
servants  that  peace  wffich  the  world  cannot  give; 
that  our  hearts  may  be  set  to  obey  Thy  command- 
ments, and  also  that  we,  being  defended  from  the  fear 
of  our  enemies,  may  by  Thy  protection  pass  our  time 
in  peace  and  quietness,  through  Jesus  Christ  cur  Lord. 
Amen. 


PRAYERS  AND  THANKSGIVINGS 


SPECIAL  OCCASIONS. 


PRAYEES. 
For  the  Opening  of  a  Synod  or  Classls. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  by  Thy  Holy 
Spirit  didst  preside  in  the  first  Synod  of  the  Apostles 
and  Elders  at  Jerusalem,  and  hast  promised  to  be  with 
Thy  Church  alway  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world; 
vouchsafe,  we  pray  Thee,  unto  us  Thy  servants,  here 
assembled,  Thy  gracious  presence  and  benediction. 
Deliver  us  from  all  error,  pride  and  prejudice.  En- 
lighten us  with  wisdom  from  above.  Fill  our  hearts 
with  the  spirit  of  unity  and  peace ;  and  so  order  and 
govern  us  in  all  our  doings,  that  the  kingdom  of  Satan 
may  be  broken  down,  Thy  people  comforted  and  es- 
tablished in  their  most  holy  faith,  and  the  pure  Gos- 
pel truly  preached  and  truly  followed ;  until  at  length 
all  Thy  dispersed  sheep  shall  be  gathered  into  the  one 
fold  of  the  Great  Shepherd,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  :  to 
whom  be  glory  forever.  Anum 


FOR   SPECIAL   OCCASIONS.  29 

Far  the    Catechumens. 

Almighty  God.  our  heavenly  Father,  who  dost,  for 
the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  accept  the  inter- 
cessions of  Tin*  people ;  remember  in  Thy  great  mere}*, 
we  beseech  Thee,  the  Catechumens  in  this  congrega- 
tion and  throughout  Thy  whole  Church.  By  Thy 
Holy  Spirit  inwardly  enlighten  and  instruct  them  in 
the  knowledge  of  Thee  and  divine  things;  open  the 
ears  of  their  hearts  to  be  occupied  with  Thy  law  day 
and  night;  strengthen  and  confirm  them  in  religion ; 
unite  them  more  closely  with  Thyself  and  Thy  flock ; 
deliver  them  from  all  iniquity,  and  give  no  place  to 
the  Adversary  to  get  advantage  against  them.  Cleanse 
them  from  all  pollution  of  flesh  and  spirit,  and  let 
the  indwelling  of  Thy  grace  be  evermore  their  strength 
and  safety.  Prepare  them  for  the  full  communion  of 
Thy  Church  here,  and  for  Thy  presence  and  glory  in 
heaven;   through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

For  the  Opening  of  the  Year. 

Almighty  and  eternal  God,  with  whom  one  day  is 
as  a  thousand  years,  aud  a  thousand  3-ears  as  one  day; 
we  bring  Thee  thanks  and  praise  for  Thy  blessings, 
more  than  we  can  number,  with  which  Thou  hast 
crowned  our  lives  during  the  year  now  past;  and 
since  Thy  mercies  are  ever  new,  let  the  year  which 
lias  now  begun,  be  to  us  a  year  of  grace  and  salvation. 
Have  pity  upon  us  in  our  misery,  whose  days  are  as 
the  grass.  Deliver  us  from  the  vanity  of  our  old 
fallen  nature ;  and  establish  us  in  the  fellowship  of 
that   life  which    is    the  same    yesterday  and  to-day 


30  PRAYERS   AND   THANKSGIVINGS. 

and  forever.  Graciously  protect  and  conduct  us 
through  the  uncertainties  of  this  new  year  of  our 
earthly  pilgrimage.  Prepare  us  for  its  duties  and 
trials,  its  joys  and  sorrows.  Help  us  to  watch  and 
pray,  and  to  be  always  ready  like  men  that  wait  for 
their  Lord ;  and  grant  that  every  change,  whether  it 
be  of  prosperity  or  adversity,  of  life  or  of  death,  may 
bring  us  nearer  to  Thee  and  to  that  great  eternal  year 
of  joy  and  rest,  which,  after  the  years  of  this  vain 
earthly  life,  awaits  the  faithful  in  Thy  blissful  pres- 
ence ;  where  we  shall  unite,  from  everlasting  to  ever- 
lasting, with  angels  and  saints,  in  ascribing  blessing, 
and  honor,  and  glory,  and  power,  unto  Him  who  sit- 
teth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

In  Time  of  Dearth. 

0  God,  heavenly  Father,  whose  gift  it  is  that  the 
rain  doth  fall,  and  the  earth  bring  forth  her  increase ; 
behold,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  afflictions  of  Thy  peo- 
ple. Visit  the  earth  with  Thy  heavenly  benediction  -} 
and  grant  that  the  scarcity  and  dearth,  which  we  now 
most  justly  suffer  for  our  sins,  may,  through  Thy 
goodness,  be  mercifully  turned  into  plenty ;  that  we, 
receiving  thy  bountiful  liberality,  may  use  the  same 
to  Thy  glory,  the  relief  of  those  that  are  needy,  and 
our  own  comfort :  for  the  love  of  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
all  honor  and  glory,  now  and  forever.     Amen. 

In  Time  of  Peat'dence. 

Holy  Lord  God  Almighty,  who  of  old  didst  stay 
the  angel  of  pestilence  at  the  cry  of  Thy  repenting 


FOB   SPECIAL  OCCASIONS.  31 

children,  and  bring  back  health  to  a  dying  people ; 
hear  ns.  Thy  suppliants,  returning  unto  Thee,  as  in 
sackcloth,  dust,  and  ashes,  and  mercifully  lift  from  us 
the  heavy  hand  of  Thy  righteous  visitation;  that  the 
people  may  live  before  Thee,  and  not  die  in  their  sins, 
and  that  the  land  may  no  longer  mourn  by  reason  of 
Thy  judgments,  0  Lord,  who  for  our  iniquities  art 
justly  displeased.  We  humbly  ask  it  for  Christ's  sake. 
Amen. 

In  Time  of  War. 

0  Almighty  God,  Supreme  Ruler,  and  Governor  of 
all  things,  who  art  a  strong  tower  of  defence  to  them 
that  fear  Thee,  and  whose  power  no  creature  is  able  to 
resist ;  unto  Thee  do  we  make  our  humble  cry  in  this 
the  hour  of  our  country's  need.  To  Thee  it  belongeth 
justly  to  punish  sinners  and  to  be  merciful  to  those 
who  repent.  Save  and  deliver  us,  we  humbly  beseech 
Thee,  from  the  hands  of  our  enemies;  abate  their 
pride,  assuage  their  malice,  and  confound  their  devices; 
that  we,  being  armed  with  Thy  defence,  may  be  pre- 
served evermore  from  all  perils,  to  glorify  Thee,  who 
art  the  only  Giver  of  all  victory ;  through  the  merits 
of  Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

For  the  Conversion  of  tlie  Jews. 

Almighty  God,  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and 
of  Jacob,  who  didst  first  send  Thy  Son  to  the  lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel,  and  hast  not  shut  out 
from  Thy  mercy  even  the  most  hardened  offenders ; 
hear  our  prayers  for  Thine  ancient  people  in  their 
dispersion   and  blindness,  that,  the  veil  being  taken 


32  PRAYERS   AND   THANKSGIVINGS 

from  their  hearts,  they  may  know,  through  Thy  Holy 
SjDirit,  both  Thee  and  Him  whom  Thou  hast  sent, 
the  only  Messiah  and  Saviour;  and  so,  according  to 
Thy  most  gracious  promise,  be  gathered  again  into 
the  true  fold,  under  one  Shepherd,  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

For  a  Sick  Person. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  of  Thine  in- 
finite goodness  grant  unto  the  soul  of  thy  servant  the 
anointing  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  who  is  the  Spirit  of  all 
strength,  comfort,  relief  and  gladness.  Vouchsafe  for 
Thy  great  mercy,  if  it  be  Thy  blessed  will,  to  restore 
unto  him  bodily  health  and  strength  to  serve  Thee ; 
and  send  him  release  of  all  his  pains,  troubles,  and 
diseases,  both  in  body  and  mind.  And  howsoever 
Thy  goodness,  by  Thy  divine  and  unsearchable  Provi- 
dence, may  dispose  of  him,  we,  Thine  unworthy  ser- 
vants, humbly  beseech  Thy  eternal  Majesty  to  do  with 
him  according  to  the  multitude  of  Thine  innumerable 
mercies,  and  to  pardon  all  his  sins  and  offences  com- 
mitted by  his  bodily  senses,  passions  and  carnal  affec- 
tions. Vouchsafe  also  mercifully  to  grant  unto  him 
ghostly  strength,  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  to  withstand 
and  overcome  all  temptations  and  assaults  of  the  Ad- 
versarj^,  that  in  no  wise  he  prevail  against  him,  but 
that  he  may  have  perfect  victory  and  triumph  against 
the  devil,  sin  and  death:  through  Christ  our  Lord, 
who  by  His  death  hath  overcome  the  prince  of  death, 
and,  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  evermore 
liveth  and  reigneth  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


FOR   SPECIAL   OCCASIONS.  33 

Or  tlii*. 

Holy  Father,  Healer  of  souls  and  bodies,  who  didst 
send  Thine  only  begotten  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
healing  every  disease  and  redeeming  from  death; 
heal  Thy  servant  also  of  the  sickness  of  soul  and  body 
which  encompasses  Jtim,  and  quicken  Mm  through  the 
grace  of  Thy  Christ ;  for  Thou,  0  Christ  our  God,  art 
the  Fountain  of  healing,  and  to  Thee,  with  the  Father 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  we  ascribe  all  honor  and  praise. 
Amen. 


THANKSGIVINGS. 
A  General  TharJcsgiving. 

0  God,  Giver  of  all  good  and  Fountain  of  all  mer- 
cies, in  whom  are  the  springs  of  our  life:  all  glory, 
thanks  and  praise  be  unto  Thee  for  Thine  ever-flow- 
ing goodness;  for  Thy  faithfulness  which  is  from  one 
generation  to  another;  for  Thy  mercies  which  are  new 
every  morning,  fresh  every  moment,  and  more  than 
we  can  number;  for  seed-time  and  harvest,  and  sum 
mer  and  winter,  and  nights  and  days  throughout  the 
year;  for  food  and  raiment  and  shelter;  for  health  and 
reason;  for  childhood  and  age,  and  youth  and  man- 
hood; for  Thy  fatherly  hand  ever  upon  us  in  sickness 
and  in  health,  in  joy  and  in  sorrow,  in  life  and  in 
death;  for  friends  and  kindred  and  kind  benefactors; 
for  home  and  country;  for  Thy  Church  and  for  Thy 
gospel;  yea,  Lord,  for  that  there  is  nothing  for  which 

we  may  not  bless  and  thank  Thee.   And  therefore  do 
0 


34  PRAYERS   AND   THANKSGIVINGS 

we  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon  Thy  name, 
and  pay  our  vows  now  in  the  presence  of  all  Thy  peo- 
ple; humbly  beseeching  Thee  to'  accept  this  our  be- 
coming service  and  bounden  duty,  even  as  we  oner  it, 
in  the  name  and  through  the  infinite  merits  of  Thy 
Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Thanksgiving  for  Harvest. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  we  yield  Thee 
hearty  thanks  for  all  Thy  goodness,  and  especially  for 
this  Thy  bounty  again  bestowed  upon  us,  who,  through 
Thy  providence  and  tender  mercy,  have  now  reaped 
the  fruits  of  the  earth  in  due  season,  and  gathered  them 
into  our  garners.  Give  us  power  to  use  the  same  to 
Thy  glory,  to  the  relief  of  those  that  are  needy,  and 
to  our  own  comfort.  Continue,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy 
loving-kindness  toward  us,  that  year  by  year  our  land 
may  yield  her  increase,  filling  our  hearts  with  ]oy  and 
gladness;  and  so  dispose  us  by  Thy  special  grace  that 
we,  Thy  servants,  may  never  sow  only  to  the  flesh, 
lest  of  the  flesh  we  reap  corruption,  but  may  sow  spi- 
ritually to  life  everlasting,  and  reap  the  same  in  Thy 
heavenly  kingdom;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

For  Deliverance  from  Deartli. 

We  yield  Thee  abounding  thanks,  0  most  bounti 
ful  God  and  Father,  who  hast  had  compassion  upon 
the  multitudes  that  were  ready  to  perish  with  hun- 
ger; and  even  as  Thou  didst  make  the  lew  loaves  and 
fishes  enough  for  thousands,  art  now  crowning  the 


FOR    SPECIAL  OCCASIONS.  35 

seed-time  with  harvest  and  filling'  the  land  with  plenty. 
And  we  beseech  Thee,  that  unto  this  Thy  miracle  of 
earthly  providence,  Thou  wilt  add  Thy  richer  miracle 
of  heavenly  grace,  and  evermore  give  us  that  bread 
which  cometh  down  from  heaven,  whereof  they  that 
eat  shall  be  nourished  unto  life  eternal;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

For  Deliverance  from  Pestilence. 

0  Lord  God  of  our  salvation,  who  turnest  man  to 
destruction  and  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men ; 
we  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks  for  that  Thou  didst  not 
shut  the  ears  of  Thy  mercy  when  we  cried  unto  Thee, 
in  the  day  of  Thy  terrible  visitation,  as  out  of  the  val- 
ley and  shadow  of  death;  but  hast  mercifully  driven 
from  our  borders  the  wasting  pestilence,  and  restored 
the  voice  of  joy  and  health  into*our  dwellings.  Of 
Thy  mercy  it  is,  0  Lord,  that  we  were  not  utterly 
consumed  and  wasted  away;  and,  therefore,  as  the 
living  from  the  dead,  we  return  to  bless  and  praise 
and  magnify  Thee ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

For  Deliverance  from  War,  or  other  Public   Calamity. 

0  almighty  God,  who  hast  in  all  ages  showed  forth 
Thy  power  and  mercy  in  all  the  miraculous  deliver- 
ances of  Thy  Church,  and  in  the  protection  of  right- 
is  states  and  nations,  maintaining  Thy  holy  and 
eternal  truth;  we  adore  the  wisdom  and  goodness  of 
Thy  providence,  which  hath  so  timely  interposed  in 
our  extreme  danger,  and  again  filled  our  hearts  with 


36  *    PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS. 

joy  and  gladness,  after  that  Thou  liadst  afflicted  us. 
We  beseech  Thee,  give  us  such  a  lively  and  lasting 
sense  of  this  Thy  great  mercy  towards  us,  that  we 
may  not  grow  secure  and  careless  in  our  obedience  by 
presuming  upon  Thy  goodness,  but  that  it  may  lead 
us  to  repentance,  and  move  us  to  be  the  more  zealous 
in  all  the  duties  of  our  religion,  as  well  to  Thee  as  to 
one  another.  Let  truth  and  justice,  liberty  and  or- 
der, holiness  and  piety,  concord  and  unity,  with  all 
other  virtues,  so  flourish  among  us,  that  they  may  be 
the  stability  of  our  times,  and  make  this  nation  a  bul- 
wark of  Thy  Church,  and  a  joy  and  praise  in  the  earth. 
So  will  we,  Thy  people,  and  the  sheep  of  Thy  pas- 
ture, give  Thee  thanks  for  ever,  and  always  be  show- 
ing forth  Thy  praise  from  generation  to  generation: 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  only  Saviour  and  Eedeemer, 
to  whom,  with  Thee,  0  Father,  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  glory  in  the  CTrirch  throughout  all  ages,  world 
without  end.     Amer . 


THE 

GOSPELS,  EPISTLES,  AND  COLLECTS 

FOR 

THE  CHURCH  YEAR. 


First  Sunday  in  Advent. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxi.  8-11.  (St.  John  i.  1-18.) 

And  a  very  great  multitude  spread  their  garments  in  the 
way ;  others  cut  down  branches  from  the  trees,  and  strewed 
them  in  the  way.  And  the  multitudes  that  went  before,  and 
that  followed,  cried,  saying,  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David: 
Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  Hosanna 
in  the  highest.  And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all 
the  city  was  moved,  saying,  "Who  is  this  ?  And  the  multitude 
said,  This  is  Jesus  the  prophet  of  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xiii.  11-14.   (1  John  i.  1-ii.  2.) 

And  tltfrt,  knowing  the  time,  that  now  it  is  high  time  to 
awake  out  of  sleep :  for  now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when 
we  believed.  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at  hand:  let 
us  therefore  cast  oif  the  works  of  darkness,  and  let  us  put  on 
the  armor  of  light.  Let  us  walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day; 
not  in  rioting  and  drunkenness,  not  in  chambering  and  wan- 
tonness, not  in  strife  and  envying:  but  put  ye  on  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  make  not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to  fulfil 
the  lusts  thereof. 

4  .  37 


38  FIRST    SUNDAY  IN    ADVENT. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  give  us  grace  that  we  may  cast  away 
the  works  of  darkness,  and  put  upon  us  the  armor  of 
light,  now  in  the  time  of  this  mortal  life,  in  which 
Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  came  to  visit  us  in  great  hu- 
mility; that  in  the  last  day,  when  He  shall  come 
again  in  His  glorious  majesty,  to  judge  both  the  quick 
and  the  dead,  we  may  rise  to  the  life  immortal,  through 
Him  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  now  and  forever.     Amen. 


The  Festival  Prayer. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we  Thine  un- 
worthy servants  do  render  Thee  unfeigned  thanks, 
that  after  man,  created  in  Thine  own  image,  had, 
through  the  fraud  and  malice  of  Satan,  fallen  under 
the  power  of  the  curse,  Thou  didst  not  leave  him  to 
perish  in  helpless  misery,  but  didst  provide  a  Deliverer 
and  proclaim  to  the  fathers,  by  the  mouths  of  the 
prophets  and  holy  men  of  old,  the  Advent  of  Thy 
Son,  the  Hope  of  Israel,  the  Desire  of  all  nations,  the 
Redeemer  of  the  world :  to  whom  be  glory  forever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

God  of  ail  grace  and  comfort,  who  hast  not  appoint- 
ed us  unto  wrath,  but  to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  aid  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  at  this  time,  to 
repent  heartily  and  truly  of  all  our  sins,  and  so  to 
humble  ourselves,  that,  when  He  cometh,  we  may  be 
prepared  to  receive  Him  with  childlike  faith,  and  join 
in  the  glad  cry :  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David !  Blessed 
is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.     Amen. 


SECOND    SUNDAY  IN    ADVENT.  39 


Second   Sunday  in   Advent. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xxi.  25-33.  (St.  Matt  xxv.  1-13.) 

And  there  shall  be  signs  in  the  sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and 
in  the  stars;  and  upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  with 
perplexity ;  the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring ;  men's  hearts 
failing  them  for  fear,  and  for  looking  after  those  things  which 
are  coming  on  the  earth:  for  the  powers  of  heaven  shall  be 
shaken.  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in 
a  cloud  with  power  and  great  glory.  And  when  these  things 
begin  to  come  to  pass,  then  look  up,  and  lift  up  your  heads; 
for  your  redemption  draweth  nigh.  And  He  spake  to  them 
a  parable:  Behold  the  fig  tree,  and  all  the  trees;  when  they 
now  shoot  forth,  ye  see  and  know  of  your  own  selves  that 
summer  is  now  nigh  at  hand.  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see 
these  things  come  to  pass,  know  ye  that  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  nigh  at  hand.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This  generation 
shall  not  pass  away,  till  all  be  fulfilled.  Heaven  and  earth 
shall  pass  away ;  but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xv._4-13.  (Heb.  x.  1-9.) 
For  whatsoever  things  were  written  aforetime  were  written 
for  our  learning,  that  we  through  patience  and  comfort  of  the 
Scriptures  might  have  hope.  Now  the  God  of  patience  and 
consolation  grant  you  to  be  like-minded  one  toward  another 
according  to  Christ  Jesus;  that  ye  may  with  one  mind  and 
one  mouth  glorify  God,  even  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  another,  as  Christ  also  re- 
ceived us,  to  the  glory  of  God.  Now  I  say  that  Jesus  Christ 
was  a  minister  of  the  circumcision  for  the  truth  of  God,  to 
confirm  the  promises  made  unto  the  fathers:  and  that  the 
Gentiles  might  glorify  God  for  His  mercy;  as  it  is  written, 
Fur  this  cause  I  will  confess  to  Thee  among  the  Gentiles,  and 
Bing  unto  Thy  name.     And  again  He  saith,  Rejoice,  ye  Gen- 


40  THIRD    SUNDAY  IN    ADVENT. 

tiles,  with  His  people.  And  again,  Praise  the  Lord,  all 
ye  Gentiles;  and  laud  Him,  all  ye  people.  And  again,  Esaias 
saith,  There  shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse,  and  He  that  shall  rise  to 
reign  over  the  Gentiles;  in  Him  shall  the  Gentiles  trust. 
Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and  peace  in  be- 
lieving, that  ye  may  abound  in  hope,  through  the  power  of 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

The  Collect.  » 
Cleanse  our  conscience,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty 
God,  by  the  daily  visitation  of  Thy  grace;  that  when 
Thy  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  shall  come,  He  may 
find  us  fit  for  His  appearing,  and  ready  to  meet  Him 
without  spot,  in  the  company  of  all  Llis  saints:  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Third   Sunday  in  Advent. 
- — 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xi.  2-10.  (St.  Luke  xvii.  20-37.) 
Now  when  John  had  heard  in  the  prison  the  works  of 
Christ,  he  sent  two  of  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  he  that  should  come,  or  do  we  look  for  another  ?  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  Go  and  shew  John  again  those 
things  which  ye  do  hear  and  see:  The  blind  receive  their 
sight,  and  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the 
deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up,  and  the  poor  have  the 
gospel  preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall 
not  be  offended  in  me.  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began 
to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went  ye 
out  into  the  wilderness  to  sec?  A  reed  shaken  with  the 
wind?  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A  man  clothed  in 
6oft  raiment?    behold,   they  that  wear    soft  clothing   are  in 


FOURTII    SUNDAY  IN    ADVENT.  41 

kings'  houses.  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A  pro- 
phet ?  Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  more  than  a  prophet.  For 
this  is  he,  oi'  whom  it  is  written,  Behold,  I  send  my  messenger 
before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  iv.  1-5.  (1  Thess.  v.  1-8.) 

Let  a  man  so  account  of  us,  as  of  the  ministers  of  Christ, 
and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of  God.  Moreover  it  is  re- 
quired in  stewards,  that  a  man  be  found  faithful.  But  with 
me  it  is  a  very  small  thing  that  I  should  be  judged  of  you,  or 
of  man's  judgment:  yea,  I  judge  not  mine  own  self.  For  I 
know  nothing  by  myself;  yet  am  I  not  hereby  justified :  but 
he  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord.  Therefore  judge  nothing 
before  the  time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who  both  will  bring  to 
light  the  hidden  things  of  darkness,  and  will  make  manifest 
the  counsels  of  the  hearts:  and  then  shall  every  man  have 
praise  of  God. 

The  Collect. 

Incline,  0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thine  ear  to 
our  prayers,  and  visit  the  darkness  of  our  mind  with 
the  dayspring  from  on  high;  that  at  the  second 
coming  of  Thy  Son  to  judge  the  world,  we  may  has- 
ten with  joy  to  meet  Him,  who  liveth  and  reigneth 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


Fourth   Sunday  in  Advent. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  i.  19-31.   (St.  John  in.  22-3G.) 

And  this  is  the  record  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent  priests 
and  Levites  from  Jerusalem  to  ask  him,  AVho  art  thou?     And 

4* 


42  FOURTH    SUNDAY  IN    ADVENT. 

he  confessed,  and  denied  not;  but  confessed,  I  am  not  the 
Christ.  And  they  asked  him,  What  then?  Art  thou  Elias? 
And  he  saith,  I  am  not.  Art  thou  that  prophet  ?  And  he 
answered,  No.  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art  thou  ? 
that  we  may  give  an  answer  to  them  that  sent  us.  What 
sayest  thou  of  thyself?  He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  cry- 
ing in  the  wilderness,  Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as 
said  the  prophet  Esaias.  And  they  which  were  sent  were  of 
the  Pharisees.  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ,  nor 
Elias,  neither  that  prophet?  John  answered  them,  saying, 
I  baptize  with  water :  but  there  standeth  one  among  you, 
whom  ye  know  not ;  he  it  is,  who,  coming  after  me,  is  pre- 
ferred before  me,  whose  shoe's  latchet  I  am  not  worthy  to 
unloose.  These  things  were  done  in  Bethabara,  beyond  Jor- 
dan, where  John  was  baptizing.  The  next  day  John  seeth 
Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith,  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God, 
which  taketli  away  the  sin  of  the  world !  This  is  he  of  whom 
I  said,  After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is  preferred  before  me: 
for  he  was  before  me.  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  that  he 
should  be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  therefore  am  I  come  bap- 
tizing with  Avater.  And  John  bare  record,  saying,  I  saw  the 
Spirit  descending  from  heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode  upon 
him.  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  he  that  sent  me  to  baptize 
with  water,  the  same  said  unto  me,  Upon  whom  thou  shalt 
see  the  Spirit  descending,  and  remaining  on  him,  the  same  is 
he  which  baptizeth  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  I  saw,  and 
bare  record  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

The  Epistle,  Phil.  iv.  4-7.  {Gal.  iii.  21-29.) 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway:  and  again  I  say,  Rejoice. 
Let  your  moderation  be  known  unto  all  men.  The  Lord  is 
at  hand.  Be  careful  for  nothing;  but  in  every  thing  by 
prayer  and  supplication  with  thanksgiving  let  your  requests 
be  made  known  unto  God".     And  the  peace  of  God,  which 


CHRISTMAS    DAY.  43 

BASseth  al.  understanding,  Bhall  keep  your  hearts  and  minds, 

through  Christ  Jesus. 

The  Collect.- 
Arise,  0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  and  show  unto  us 
speedily  the  power  of  Thy  glorious  salvation;  that  we, 
being  redeemed  from  our  sins,  and  delivered  out  of 
the  hands  of  our  enemies,  may  be  enabled  to  serve 
Thee  without  fear,  in  holiness  and  righteousness  be- 
fore Thee,  all  the  days  of  our  life;  through  the  me- 
diation of  Thy  Son,  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Christmas  Day— Nativity  of  our  Lord. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  i.  1-14.   (St.  Luke  ii.  1-20.) 

In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  Word  was  with 
God,  and  the  Word  was  God.  The  same  was  in  the  begin- 
ning with  God.  All  things  were  made  by  him  ;  and  without 
him  was  not  any  thing  made  that  was  made.  'In  him  was 
life ;  and  the  life  was  the  light  of  men.  And  the  light  shineth 
in  darkness;  and  the  darkness  comprehended  it  not.  There 
was  a  man  sent  from  God,  whose  name  was  John.  The  same 
came  for  a  witness,  to  bear  witness  of  the  Light,  that  all  men 
through  him  might  believe.  He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was 
sent  to  bear  witness  of  that  Light.  That  was  the  true  Light, 
which  lighteth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world.  He 
was  in  the  world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him,  and  the 
world  knew  him  not.  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own 
received  him  not.  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to  them 
gave  he  power  to  become  the  sons  of  God,  even  to  them  that 


44  CHRISTMAS   DAT. 

believe  on  his  name:  which  were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of 
the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but  of  God. 
And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and  dwelt  among  us,  and  we 
beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten  of  the 
Father,  full  of  grace  and  truth. 

The  Epistle,  neb.  i.  1-12.  (Phil.  ii.  5-11.) 

>  v  •  , 
God,  who  at  sundry  times  and  in  divers  manners  spake  in 

time  past  unto  the  fathers  by  the  prophets,  hath  in  these  last 
days  spoken  unto  us  by  his  Son,  whom  he  hath  appointed 
heir  of  all  things,  by  whom  also  he  made  the  worlds ;  who, 
being  the  brightness  of  his  glory,  and  the  express  image  of 
his  person,  and  upholding  all  things  by  the  word  of  his  power, 
when  he  had  by  himself  purged  our  sins,  sat  down  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high ;  being  made  so  much  better  than 
the  angels,  as  he  hath  by  inheritance  obtained  a  more  excel- 
lent name  than  they.  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said  he 
at  any  time,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have  I  begotten  thee? 
And  again,  I  will  be  to  him  a  Father,  and  he  shall  be  to  me 
a  Son?  And  again,  when  he  bringeth  in  the  first-begotten 
into  the  world,  he  saith,  And  let  all  the  angels  of  God  wor- 
ship him.  And  of  the  angels  he  saith,  Who  maketh  his 
angels  spirits,  and  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire.  But  unto 
the  Son  he  saith,  Thy  throne,  0  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever : 
a  sceptre  of  righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 
Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  iniquity;  therefore 
God,  even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of  glad- 
ness above  thy  fellows.  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning 
hast  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth;  and  the  heavens  are 
the  works  of  thine  hands.-"  They  shall  perish;  but  thou  re- 
mainest:  and  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a  garment;  and 
as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  fold  them  up,  and  they  shall  be 
changed:  but  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  hast  given  ns 


CHRISTMAS  DAT.  45 

Thy  only  begotten  Son  to  take  our  nature  upon  Him, 
and  as  at  this  time  to  be  born  of  a  pure  virgin;  grant 
that  we,  being  regenerate  and  made  Thy  children  by 
adoption  and  grace,  may  daily  be  renewed  by  Thy 
Holy  Spirit  after  the  image  of  this  same  blessed  and 
glorious  Christ:  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen, 


The  Festival  Trayev, 

0  Tnou  only  begotten  Son  of  God,  who  in  the  ful- 
ness of  time  coming  forth  from  the  bosom  of  the  Fa- 
ther, wast  made  flesh  and  didst  dwell  among  us,  full 
of  grace  and  truth,  we  bless  Thee  for  Thy  conception 
by  the  Holy  Ghost  and  for  Thy  Jjirth  of  the  blessed 
Virgin,  whereby  Thou  hast  become  the  true  seed  of 
Abraham  and  didst  take  upon  Thyself  all  our  sins  and 
infirmities,  that  we  might  have  salvation'  from  sin  and 
eternal  life  in  Thee.  With  the  multitude  of  angels 
who  proclaimed  Thy  joyous  Advent,  and  with  Thy 
people  among  all  nations  we  unite  in  saying,  Glory 
to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good-will 
toward  men.     Amen. 

0  God,  merciful  Father,  vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  hum- 
bly beseech  Thee,  the  continual  help  of  Thy  grace, 
that  we  may  acknowledge  and  confess  Thine  incar- 
nate Son  as  our  true  and  only  Lord  and  Saviour,  and 
that  receiving  Him  with  childlike  faith  we  may  ever 
feed  on  His  precious  body  and  blood  as  the  true  meat 
and  drink  of  our  souls  unto  everlasting  life.     Amen. 


16  st.  Stephen's  day. 


St.  Stephen's  Day. 

[The  Festival  of  St.  Stephen,  the  first  martyr,  is  celehrated  on  the  first  clay 
after  Christmas,  to  symbolize  the  idea  that  the  terrestrial  birth  of  our  Saviour  ia 
immediately  followed  by  the  death,  that  is,  the  celestial  birth,  of  His  martyrs.] 


The  Gosjtel,  St.  Matt,  xxiii.  34-39. 

Wherefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you  prophets,  and  wise 
men,  and  scribes :  and  some  of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  crucify ; 
and  some  of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and 
persecute  them  from  city  to  city:  that  upon  you  may  come 
all  the  righteous  blood  shed  upon  the  earth,  from  the  blood 
of  righteous  Abel  unto  the  blood  of  Zacharias  son  of  Bara- 
chias,  whom  ye  slew  between  the  temple  and  the  altar.  Veri- 
ly I  say  unto  you,  All  these  things  shall  come  upon  this 
generation.  0  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that  killest  the 
prophets,  and  stonest  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how 
often  would  I  have  gathered  thy  children  together,  even  as  a 
hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would 
not !  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate.  For  I 
say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall 
say,  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

The  Fpistle,  Acts  vi.  8;  vii.  CO. 

And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and  power,  did  great  wonders 
and  miracles  among  the  people.  And  he  kneeled  down,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to  their  charge. 
And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell  asleep. 

The  Collect. 

As  we  lionor  on  this  day,  0  Lord  God,  the  memory 
of  Thy  blessed  martyr,  St.  Stephen,  grant  unto  us 
grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  follow  his  faith  and  chanty; 
that  however  sorely  tried  by  the  contradiction  of  sin- 


ST.  JOHN  THE  EVANGELIST'S  DAT.  47 

ners,  we  may  be  able,  like  him,  to  look  steadfastly  up 
into  heaven,  and  to  commend  even  our  enemies  to  the 
pardoning  mercy  of  our  only  Mediator  and  Advocate, 
Jesus  Christ:  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


St.  John  the  Evangelist's  Day. 

[The  Festival  of  St.  John  is  celebrated  on  the  second  day  after  Christmas, 
because  lie  was  the  bosom  friend  of  Jesus,  and  has  most  fully  unfolded  the  mys- 
tery of  the  Word  made  flesh  for  our  salvation.] 


TJie  Gospel,  St.  John  xxi.  19-24. 

This  spake  lie,  signifying  by  what  death  he  should  glorify 
God.  And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith  unto  him,  Fol- 
low me.  Then  Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple  whom 
Jesus  loved  following;  which  also  leaned  on  his  breast  at 
supper  and  said,  Lord,  which  is  he  that  betrayeth  thee? 
Peter  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord,  and  what  shall  this 
man  do?  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ?  follow  thou  me.  Then  went  this 
saying  abroad  among  the  brethren,  that  that  disciple  should 
not  die:  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  He  shall  not  die;  but, 
If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee?  This 
is  the  disciple  which  testifieth  of  these  things,  and  wrote 
these  things :  and  we  know  that  his  testimony  is  true. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  i.  1-10. 

That  -which  was  from  the  beginning,  which  we  have  heard, 
which  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  which  we  have  looked 
upon,  and  our  hands  have  handled,  of  the  Word  of  life;  (for 
the  life  was  manifested,  and  Ave  have  seen  it,  and  bear  wit- 
ness, and  show  unto  you  that  eternal  life,  which  was  with  the 
Father,  and  was  manifested  unto  us;)  that  which  we  have 
seen  and  hear!  declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye  also  may  have 


48  THE  INNOCENTS'  day. 

fellowship  with  us:  and  truly  our  fellowship  is  with  the 
Father,  and  with  his  Son  Jesus  Christ.  And  these  things 
write  Ave  unto  you,  that  your  joy  may  be  full.  This  then  is 
the  message  which  we  have  heard  of  him,  and  declare  unto 
you,  that  God  is  light,  and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all.  If 
we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with  him,  and  walk  in  dark- 
ness, we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth:  but  if  we  walk  in  the 
light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with  ano- 
ther, and  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  his  son  cleanseth  us  from 
all  sin.  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves, 
and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is 
faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from 
all  unrighteousness.  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned,  we 
make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 

The  Collect. 

Shine  graciously  upon  Thy  Church,  we  beseech 
Thee,  0  Lord;  that  being  enlightened  by  the  doctrine 
and  filled  with  the  mind  of  Thy  blessed  Apostle  and 
Evangelist,  Saint  John,  whom  Jesus  loved,  it  may 
come  at  last  into  Thy  beatific  presence  and  enjoy  the 
rewards  of  everlasting  life;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.    Amen. 


The  Innocents'  Day. 


[This  Festival,  in  memory  of  the  slaughtered  infants,  is  celebrated  on  the  third 
day  after  Christmas.  Martyrdom  was  regarded  by  the  ancient  Church  as  .* 
heavenly  birth.  Hence,  the  day  of  St.  Stephen,  martyr  both  in  will  and  in  fact, 
of  St.  John,  martyr  in  will  though  not  in  tnct,  and  of  the  Holy  Innocents,  mar- 
tyrs in  fact  though  not  in  will,  follow  immediately  after  Christmas.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ii.  13-18. 

And  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appcarcth  to   Joseph  in  a   dream,  paying,  Arise,  ai.d 


THE  INNOCENTS'  DAY.  49 

take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into  Egypt, 
and  be  thou  there  until  I  bring  thee  word:  for  Herod  will 
peek  the  young  child  to  destroy  him.  When  he  arose,  he 
took  the  young  child  and  his  mother  by  night,  and  departed 
into  Egypt:  and  was  there  until  the  death  of  Herod:  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  pro- 
phet, saying,  Out  of  Egypt  have  I  called  my  son.  Then 
Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise  men, 
was  exceeding  wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  children 
that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all  the  coasts  thereof,  from 
two  years  old  and  under,  according  to  the  time  which  he  had 
diligently  inquired  of  the  wise  men.  Then  was  fulfilled  that 
which  was  spoken  by  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying,  In  Rama 
was  there  a  voice  heard,  lamentation,  and  weeping,  and  great 
mourning,  Rachel  weeping  for  her  children,  and  would  not 
be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 

The  Epistle,  Rev.  xiv.  1-5. 

And  I  looked,  and,  lo,  a  Lamb  stood  on  the  mount  Sion, 
and  with  him  an  hundred  forty  and  four  thousand,  having 
his  Father's  name  written  in  their  foreheads.  And  I  heard 
a  voice  from  heaven,  as  the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the 
voice  of  a  great  thunder:  and  I  heard  the  voice  of  harpers 
harping  with  their  harps:  and  they  sung  as  it  were  a  new 
song  before  the  throne,  and  before  the  four  beasts,  and  the 
elders:  and  no  man  could  learn  that  song  but  the  hundred 
and  forty  and  four  thousand,  which  were  redeemed  from  the 
earth.  These  are  they  which  were  not  defiled  with  women ; 
for  they  are  virgins.  These  are  they  which  follow  the  Lamb 
whithersoever  he  goeth.  These  were  redeemed  from  among 
men,  being  the  first  fruits  unto  God  and  to  the  Lamb.  And 
in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile:  for  they  are  without  fault 
before  the  throne  of  God. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who  out  of  the  mouths  of  babes  and  suck- 
D  5 


50  FIRST  SUNDAY  AFTER  CHRISTMAS. 

lings  hast  ordained  strength,  and  whose  praise  the 
slaughtered  infants  of  Bethlehem  proclaimed,  not  by 
speaking,  but  by  dying;  mortify  and  kill  in  -us,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  all  evil  propensities  and  wrong  des.res, 
and  so  strengthen  us  by  Thy  grace,  that  the  same  holy 
faith,  which  we  own  with  our  tongues,  we  may  con- 
fess also  by  the  innocency  of  our  lives :  to  the  glory 
of  Thy  great  name,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


First  Sunday  after  Christmas. 



The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  i.  18-25.  (St.  Luke  ii.  23-35.) 

Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on  this  wise :  When  as 
his  mother  Mary  was  espoused  to  Joseph,  before  they  came 
together,  she  was  found  with  child  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  Then 
Joseph  her  husband,  being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing  to 
make  her  a  public  example,  was  minded  to  put  her  away  pri- 
vily. But  while  he  thought  on  these  things,  behold,  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jo- 
seph, thou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto  thee  Mary  thy 
wife:  for  that  which  is  conceived  in  her  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name 
Jesus  :  for  he  shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins.  Now  all 
this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of 
the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying,  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be 
with  child,  and  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  they  shall  call 
his  name  Emmanuel,  which  being  interpreted,  is,  God  with 
us.  Then  Joseph,  being  raised  from  sleep,  did  as  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  had  bidden  him,  and  took  unto  him  his  wife: 
and  knew  her  not  till  she  had  brought  forth  her  first-born 
son:  and  he  called  his  name  Jesus. 


THE  CIRCUMCISION  OF  CHRIST — NEW  YEAR'S  DAY.       51 
Tlte  Epistle,  Gal.  iv.  1-7.   (1  John  iv.  1-10.) 

Now  I  say.  That  the  heir,  as  long  as  he  is  a  child,  differeth 
nothing  from  a  servant,  though  he  be  lord  of  all;  but  is  un- 
der tutors  and  governors  until  the  time  appointed  of  the 
father.  Even  so  we,  when  we  were  children,  were  in  bondage 
under  the  elements  of  the  world  :  but  when  the  fulness  of  the 
time  was  come,  God  sent  forth  his  Son,  made  of  a  woman, 
ma  ie  under  the  law,  to  redeem  them  that  were  under  the 
law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons.  And  be- 
cause ye  are  sons,  God  hath  sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his  Son 
into  your  hearts,  crying,  Abba,  Father.  "Wherefore  thou  art 
no  more  a  servant,  but  a  son ;  and  if  a  son,  then  an  lieir  of 
God  through  Christ. 

The  Collect. 

Most  merciful  God,  who  hast  so  loved  the  world  as 
to  give  Thine  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  be- 
lieveth  in  Him  should  not  perish,  but  have  everlast- 
ing life ;  vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  humbly  pray  Thee,  the 
precious  gift  of  faith,  whereby  we  may  know  that  the 
Sen  of  God  is  come,  and  being  always  rooted  and 
grounded  in  the  mystery  of  the  Word  made  flesh,  may 
have  power  to  overcome  the  world,  and  gain  the  bles- 
sed immortality  of  heaven:  through  the  merits  of  this 
same  incarnate  Christ,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


The  Circumcision  of  Christ— New  Year's  Day, 



The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  ii.  15-21.   {Psalm  xc.) 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels  were  gone  away  from 
them  into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 


52  new  year's  day. 

now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing  which  is 
come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us. 
And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found  Mary  and  Joseph,  and 
the  babe  lying  in  a  manger.  And  when  they  had  seen  it, 
they  made  known  abroad  the  saying  which  was  told  them 
concerning  this  child.  And  all  they  that  heard  it  wondered 
at  those  things  which  were  told  them  by  the  shepherds.  But 
Mary  kept  all  these  things,  and  pondered  them  in  her  heart. 
And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  praising  God  for 
all  the  things  that  they  had  heard  and  seen,  as  it  was  told 
unto  them.  And  when  eight  days  were  accomplished  for  the 
circumcising  of  the  child,  his  name  was  called  Jesus,  which 
was  so  named  of  the  angel  before  he  was  conceived  in  the 
womb. 

The  Epistle,  Col.  ii.  8-17.  {Ileb.  xi.  8-16.) 
Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you  through  philosophy  and 
vain  deceit,  after  the  tradition  of  men,  after  the  rudiments  of 
the  world,  and  not  after  Christ.  For  in  him  dwelleth  all  the 
fulness  of  the  Godhead  bodily.  And  ye  are  complete  in  him, 
which  is  the  head  of  all  principality  and  power :  in  whom  also 
ye  are  circumcised  with  the  circumcision  made  Avithout  hands, 
in  putting  off  the  body  of  the  sins  of  the  flesh  by  the  circum- 
cision of  Christ:  buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein  also  ye 
are  risen  with  him  through  the  faith  of  the  operation  of  God, 
who  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead.  And  you,  being  dead 
in  your  sins  and  the  uncircumcision  of  your  flesh,  hath  he 
quickened  together  with  him,  having  forgiven  you  all  tres- 
passes; blotting  out  the  handwriting  of  ordinances  that  was 
against  us,  which  was  contrary  to  us,  and  took  it  out  of  the 
way,  nailing  it  to  his  cross  ;  and  having  spoiled  principalities 
and  powers,  he  made  a  shew  of  them  openly,  triumphing  over 
them  in  it.  Let  no  man  therefore  judge  you  in  meat,  or  in 
drink,  or  in  respect  of  an  holy  day,  or  of  the  new  moon,  or  of 
the  sabbath  days :  which  are  a  shadow  of  things  to  come ;  but 
the  body  is  of  Christ. 


SECOND    SUNDAY   AFTER    CHRISTMAS.  53 

The  Collect. 
Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  by  whose  will 
Thy  well-beloved  Son,  the  Saviour  of  the  world,  was 
circumcised  in  His  spotless  flesh,  to  put  honor  on  the 
law  which  He  had  come  to  fulfil;  grant  unto  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  the  true  circumcision  of  the  spirit,  where- 
by being  inwardly  purged  from  all  worldly  and  carnal 
lusts,  we  may  offer  ourselves  unto  Thee  a  living  sac- 
riliee,  holy  and  acceptable  through  Jesus  Christ:  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Second  Sunday  after  Christmas. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  ii.  33-40. 
And  Joseph  and  his  mother  marvelled  at  those  things  which 
were  spoken  of  him.  And  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said 
unto  Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child  is  set  for  the  fall 
and  rising  again  of  many  in  Israel;  and  for  a  sign  which 
shall  he  spoken  against;  (yea,  a  sword  shall  pierce  through 
thy  own  soul  also,)  that  the  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may  be 
revealed.  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  prophetess,  the 
daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Aser :  she  was  of  a  great 
age,  and  had  lived  with  an  husband  seven  years  from  her 
virginity;  and  she  was  a  widow  of  about  fourscore  and  four 
years,  which  departed  not  from  the  temple,  but  served  God 
with  fastings  and  prayers  night  and  day.  And  she  coming 
in  that  instant  gave  thanks  likewise  unto  the  Lord,  and 
spake  of  him  to  all  them  that  looked  for  redemption  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  when  they  had  performed  all  things  according  to 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into  Galilee,  to  their  own 
city,  Nazareth.  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in 
epirit,  filled  with  wisdom :  and  the  grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 

5* 


54  THE    EPIPHANY. 

The  Epistle,  Bom.  vi.  12-18. 

Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your  mortal  body,  that  ye 
should  obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof.  Neither  yield  ye  your 
members  as  instruments  of  unrighteousness  unto  sin:  but 
yield  yourselves  unto  God,  as  those  that  are  alive  from  the 
dead,  and  your  members  as  instruments  of  righteousness  unto 
God.  For  sin  shall  not  have  dominion  over  you:  for  ye  are 
not  under  the  law,  but  under  grace.  What  then?  Shall  we 
sin,  because  we  are  not  under  the  law,  but  under  grace? 
God  forbid.  Know  ye  not,  that  to  whom  ye  yield  yourselves 
servants  to  obey,  his  servants  ye  are  to  whom  ye  obey; 
whether  of  sin  unto  death,  or  of  obedience  unto  righteous- 
ness ?  But  God  be  thanked,  that  ye  were  the  servants  of 
sin,  but  ye  have  obeyed  from  the  heart  that  form  of  doctrine 
which  was  delivered  you.  Being  then  made  free  from  sin, 
ye  became  the  servants  of  righteousness. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  by  Thine  only 
begotten  Son  hast  made  us  to  be  a  new  creation  for 
Thyself,  and  hast  bathed  us  in  the  new  light  of  Thine 
Incarnate  Word;  preserve  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the 
works  of  Thy  mercy,  and  cleanse  us  from  all  our  an- 
cient stains ;  that  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace  we 
may  be  found  in  His  form,  in  whom  our  substance 
dwells  with  Thee;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


The  Epiphany, 


[The  Epiphany,  or  Manifestation  of  Christ  to  the  Gentiles,  is  celebrated  ou  the 
sixth  da}'  of  January.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ii.  1-12,  (Is.  lx.  1-15.) 
Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judea  in  the 


THE    EPIPHANY.  £m 

days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men  from 
the  east  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  Where  is  re  that  is  born  King 
of  the  Jews?  for  we  have  seen  his  star  in  the  east,  and  are 
come  to  worship  him.  When  Herod  the  king  had  heard 
these  things,  he  was  troubled,  and  all  Jerusalem  with  him. 
And  when  he  had  gathered  all  the  chief  priests  and  scribe3 
of  the  people  together,  he  demanded  of  them  where  Christ 
Bhould  be  born.  And  they  said  unto  him,  In  Bethlehem  of 
Judea:  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the  prophet,  And  thou 
Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of  Juda,  are  not  the  least  among  the 
princes  of  Juda:  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Governor,  that 
shall  rule  my  people  Israel.  Then  Herod,  when  he  had 
privily  called  the  wise  men,  inquired  of  them  diligently  what 
time  the  star  appeared.  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem, 
and  said,  Go  and  search  diligently  for  the  young  child;  and 
when  ye  have  found  him,  bring  me  word  again,  that  I  may 
come  and  worship  him  also.  When  they  had  heard  the  king, 
they  departed;  and,  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the  east, 
went  before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood  over  where  the 
young  child  was.  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced 
with  exceeding  great  joy.  And  when  they  were  come  into 
the  house,  they  saw  the  young  child  with  Mary  his  mother, 
and  fell  down,  and  worshipped  him:  and  when  they  had 
opened  their  treasures,  they  presented  unto  him  gifts;  gold, 
and  frankincense,  and  myrrh.  And  being  warned  of  God  in 
a  dream  that  they  should  not  return  to  Hero  1,  they  departed 
into  their  own  country  another  way. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  iii.  1-12.   (Rom.  xv.  8-12.) 

For  this  cause,  I  Paul,  the  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ  for  you 
Gentiles,  if  ye  have  heard  of  the  dispensation  of  the  grace  of 
God  which  is  given  me  to  you-ward:  how  that  by  revelation 
he  made  known  unto  me  the  mystery,  as  I  wrote  afore  in  few 
words;  whereby,  when  ye  read,  ye  may  understand  my 
knowledge  in  the  mystery  of  Christ,  which  in  other  ages  was 
not  made  known  unto  the  sons  of  men,  as  it  is  now  revealed 


56  FIRST    SUNDAY   AFTER   THE   EPIPHANY. 

unto  his  holy  apostles  and  prophets  by  the  Spirit;  that  the 
Gentiles  should  be  fellow  heirs,  and  of  the  same  body,  and 
partakers  of  his  promise  in  Christ  by  the  gospel:  whereof  I 
was  made  a  minister,  according  to  the  gift  of  the  grace  of 
God  given  unto  me  by  the  effectual  working  of  his  power. 
Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the  least  of  all  saints,  is  this 
grace  given,  that  I  should  preach  among  the  Gentiles  the 
unsearchable  riches  of  Christ;  and  to  make  all  men  see  what 
is  the  fellowship  of  the  mystery,  which  from  the  beginning 
of  the  world  hath  been  hid  in  God,  who  created  all  things  by 
Jesus  Christ:  to  the  intent  that  now  unto  the  principalities 
and  powers  in  heavenly  places  might  be  known,  by  the 
church,  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God,  according  to  the  eternal 
purpose  which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  :  in 
whom  we  have  boldness  and  access  with  confidence  by  the 
faith  of  him. 

TJie  Collect. 

0  God,  who  by  the  leading  of  a  star  didst  manifest 
Thy  only-begotten  Son  to  the  Gentiles;  mercifully 
grant  that  we,  who  have  now  come  to  know  Thee  here 
by  faith,  may  be  conducted  to  the  full  vision  of  Thy 
glory  hereafter  in  heaven ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with.  Thee  and  the 
Lloly  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.    Amen. 


First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  ii.  41-52.  (St.  Mull.  iii.  13-17.) 
Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem  every  year  at  the  feast 
of  the  passover.  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they 
went  up  to  Jerusalem  after  the  custom  of  the  feast.  And 
when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as  they  returned,  the  child 
Jesus  tarried   behind   in    Jerusalem;    and   Joseph  and  his 


FIRST   SUNDAY    AFTER    THE   EPIPHANY.  57 

mother  knew  not  of  it.  But  they,  supposing  him  to  have 
been  in  the  company,  went  a  clay's  journey ;  and  they  sought 
him  among  their  kinsfolk  and  acquaintance.  And  when  they 
found  him  not,  they  turned  back  again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking 
him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  they  found 
him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both 
hearing  them,  and  asking  them  questions.  And  all  that 
heard  him  were  astonished  at  his  understanding  and  answers. 
And  when  they  saw  him,  they  were  amazed:  and  his  mother 
said  unto  him,  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us  ?  behold, 
thy  father  and  I  have  sought  thee  sorrowing.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  How  is  it  that  ye  sought  me?  wist  ye  not  that  I 
must  be  about  my  Father's  business?  And  they  understood 
not  the  saying  which  he  spake  unto  them.  And  he  went 
down  with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was  subject 
unto  them:  but  his  mother  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her 
heart.  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  and  stature,  and  in 
favor  with  God  and  man.  % 

The  Epistle,  Rom,  zii.  1-5.  (Rom.  vi.  3-11.) 
I  beseech  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mercies  of  God, 
that  ye  present  your  bodies  a  living  sacrifice,  holy,  accepta- 
ble unto  God,  which  is  your  reasonable  service.  And  be  not 
conformed  to  this, world:  but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  re- 
newing of  your  mind,  that  ye  may  prove  what  is  that  good, 
and  acceptable,  and  perfect  will  of  God.  For  I  say,  through 
the  grace  given  unto  me,  to  every  man  that  is  among  you,  not 
to  think  of  himself  more  highly  than  he  ought  to  think;  but 
to  think  soberly,  according  as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  man 
the  measure  of  faith.  For  as  we  have  many  members  in  one 
body,  and  all  members  have  not  the  same  office:  so  we,  being 
many,  are  one  body  in  Christ,  and  every  one  members  one  of 
another. 

The  ColleetS 

Receive,  0  Lord,  with  compassionate  kindness,  the 
vers  of  Thy  suppliant  people,  and  bestow  upon 


58  SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    THE    EPIPHANY. 

tliem  plentcously  the  aids  of  Thy  heavenly  grace;  that 
they  may  both  know  what  things  they  ought  to  dof 
and  be  strong  also  to  do  what  they  know;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 


Second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 


The  Gosjtel,  St.  John  ii.  1-11.  (St.  Luke  iv.  1-13.) 

And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of  Galilee; 
and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there:  and  both  Jesus  was  called, 
and  his  disciples,  to  the  marriage.  And  when  they  wanted 
wine,  the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  They  have  no  wine. 
Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  what  have  I  to  do  with  thee? 
mine  hour  is  not  yet  come.  His  mother  saith  unto  the  ser- 
vants, Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you,  do  it.  And  there  were 
set  there  six  waterpots  of  stone,  after  the  manner  of  the  puri- 
fying of  the  Jews,  containing  two  or  three  firkins  apiece. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  waterpots  with  water.  And 
they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim.  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
Draw  out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  governor  of  the  feast.  And 
they  bare  it.  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted  the 
water  that  was  made  wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was:  (but 
the  servants  which  drew  the  water  knew:)  the  governor  of  the 
feast  called  the  bridegroom,  and  saith  unto  him,  Every  man 
at  the  beginning  doth  set  forth  good  wine;  and  when  men 
have  well  drunk,  then  that  which  is  worse:  but  thou  hast 
kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This  beginning  of  miracles 
did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested  forth  his  glory; 
and  his  disciples  believed  on  him. 


THIRD   SUNDAY    AFTER    THE    EPIPHANY.  59 

T/u'  Epistle,  Rom.  xii.  6-16.  (S«8.  ii.  14-18.) 
Having  then  gi.rts  differing  according  to  the  grace  that  is 
given  to  ns,  whether  prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according  to 
the  proportion  of  faith;  or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our  minis- 
-tering:  or  he  that  teacheth,  on  teaching;  or  he  that  exhort- 
eth,  on  exhortation:  he  that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  sim- 
plicity: he  that  ruleth,  with  diligence;  he  that  showeth  mer- 
cy, with  cheerfulness.  Let  love  he  without  dissimulation. 
Ahhor  that  which  is  evil;  cleave  to  that  -which  is  good.  Be 
kindly  affectioned  one  to  another  with  brotherly  love;  in  ho- 
nor preferring  one  another;  not  slothful  in  business;  fervent 
in  spirit;  serving  the  Lord;  rejoicing  in  hope;  patient  in 
tribulation;  continuing  instant  in  prayer;  distributing  to  the 
necessity  of  saints;  given  to  hospitality.  Bless  them  which 
persecute  you:  bless,  and  curse  not.  Rejoice  with  them  that 
do  rejoice,  and  weep  with  them  that  weep.  Be  of  the  same 
mind  one  toward  another.  Mind  not  high  things,  but  conde- 
scend to  men  of  low  estate.     Be  not  Avise  in  your  own  conceits. 


■y 


The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  Fountain  of  all  truth  and  grace,  who 
hast  called  us  out  of  darkness  into  marvellous  light 
by  the  glorious  gospel  of  Thy  Son;  grant  unto  us 
power,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  walk  worthy  of  this  voca- 
tion, with  all  lowliness  and  meekness,  endeavoring  to 
keep  the  unity  of  the  spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace;  that 
we  may  have  our  fruit  unto  holiness,  and  the  end 
everlasting  life;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 


Third  Sunday  after  the   Epiphany. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  via.  1-13.  (St.  Mark  i.  14-22.) 

When  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain,  great  multi- 
tudes followed  him.     And,  behold,  there  came  a  leper  and 


60  THIRD    SUNDAY    AFTER   THE   EPIPHANY. 

worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make 
me  clean.  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him, 
saying,  I  will;  be  thou  clean.  And  immediately  his  leprosy 
Avas  cleansed.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  See  thou  tell  no 
man;  but  go  thy  way,  show  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer 
the  gift  that  Moses  commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto  them. 
And  when  Jesus  was  entered  into  Capernaum,  there  came 
unto  him  a  centurion,  beseeching  him,  and  saying,  Lord,  my 
servant  lieth  at  home  sick  of  the  palsy,  grievously  tormented. 
And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  will  come  and  heal  him.  The 
centurion  answered  and  said,  Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou 
shouldest  come  under  my  roof:  but  speak  the  word  only,  and 
my  servant  shall  be  healed.  For  I  am  a  man  under  authority, 
having  soldiers  under  me:  and  I  say  to  this  man,  Go,  and  he 
goeth;  and  to  another,  Come,  and  he  cometh;  and  to  my  ser- 
vant, Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he 
marvelled,  and  said  to  them  that  followed,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel.  And 
I  say  unto  you,  That  many  shall  come  from  the  east  and  west, 
and  shall  sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven.  But  the  children  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  cast  out  into  outer  darkness:  there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnashing  of  teeth.  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  centurion, 
Go  thy  way;  and  as  thou  hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto 
thee.     And  his  servant  was  healed  in  the  selfsame  hour. 

The  Epistle,  Rom,  xii.  17-21.  (1  Cor.  i.  17-25.) 

Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil.  Provide  things  honest 
in  the  sight  of  all  men.  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in 
you,  live  peaceably  with  all  men.  Dearly  beloved,  avenge 
not  yourselves,  but  rather  give  place  unto  wrath:  for  it  is 
written,  Vengeance  is  mine;  I  will  repay,  saith  the  Lord. 
Therefore  if  thine  enemy  hunger,  feed  him;  if  he  thirst,  give 
him  drink:  for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  on  his 
head.     Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  b  it  overcome  evil  with  good. 


FOUBTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   THE   EPIPHANY.  01 

The  Coll  vet. 
Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  look  mercifully,  we 
beseech  Thee,  upon  our  great  weakness;  and  in  the 
midst  of  the  manifold  trials  and  dangers  which  beset 
us  on  all  sides,  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy 
majesty  for  our  protection  and  help ;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Saviour,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 


Fourth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Malt.  viii.  23-27.  (St.  Luke  iv.  14-24.) 

And  when  lie  was  entered  into  a  ship,  his  disciples  followed 
hiih.  And,  behold,  there  arose  a  great  tempest  in  the  sea, 
insomuch  that  the  ship  was  covered  with  the  waves:  but  he 
was  asleep.  And  his  disciples  came  to  him,  and  awoke  him, 
saving,  Lord,  save  us:  we  perish.  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
Why  are  ye  fearful,  0  ye  of  little  faith  ?  Then  he  arose,  and 
rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea;  and  there  was  a  great  calm. 
But  the  men  marvelled,  saying,  What  manner  of  man  is  this, 
that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea  obey  him ! 

The  Epistle,  Bom.  xiii.  1-7.   (2  Cor.  iv.  1-6.) 

Let  every  soul  be  subject  unto  the  higher  powers.  For 
there  is  no  power  but  of  God:  the  powers  that  be  are  ordained 
of  God.  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  the  power,  resisteth 
the  ordinance  of  God:  and  they  that  resist  shall  receive  to 
themselves  damnation.  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to  good 
works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt  thou  then  not  be  afraid  of  the 
power?  do  that  which  is  good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  of 
the  same:  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee  for  good.  But 
if  thou  do  that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid;  for  he  beareth  not  the 
sword  in  vain:  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  a  revenger  to 
6 


62  FIFTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    THE   EPIPHANY. 

execute  wrath  upon  him  that  doeth  evil.  Wherefore  ye  must 
needs  be  subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  but  also  for  conscience 
sake.  For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tribute  also :  for  they  are 
God's  ministers,  attending  continually  upon  this  very  thing. 
Render  therefore  to  all  their  dues:  tribute  to  whom  tribute 
is  due;  custom  to  whom  custom;  fear  to  whom  fear;  honor 
to  whom  honor. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who  hast  founded  the  earth  upon  the  seas, 
and  established  it  upon  the  floods,  and  whose  word  is 
forever  settled  in  heaven;  grant  unto  us  grace,  we 
beseech  Thee,  to  look  beyond  the  things  which  are 
seen  and  temporal  to  the  things  which  are  not  seen 
and  eternal;  that  walking  by  faith  more  than  by  sight, 
we  may  not  be  unduly  moved  by  any  occasions  in  this 
world,  but  be  able  to  endure  unto  the  end  in  the  way 
of  life ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  is  the 
same  yesterday,  and  to-day,  and  forever.     Amen. 


Fifth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 

[The  number  of  Sundays  after  the  Epiphany  (Upends  upon  the  date  of  Easter, 
which  is  a  movable  Feast,  and  varies  from  one  to  six.] 

TJie  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xiii.  24-30.   {St.  Matt.  xiii.  1-9.) 

Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them,  saying,  The  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man  which  sowed  good  seed 
in  his  field:  but  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came  and  sowed 
tares  among  the  wheat,  and  went  his  way.  But  when  the 
blade  was  sprung  up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared 
the  tares  also.  So  the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and 
said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field? 
from  whence  then  hath  it  tares?  He  said  unto  them,  An 
enemy  hath  done  this.     The  servants  said  unto  him,  Wilt  thou 


SIXTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    THE    EPIPHANY.  63 

then  that  we  go  and  gather  them  up?  But  lie  said,  Nay; 
lest  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  also  the  wheat 
with  them.  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  harvest:  and 
in  the  time  of  harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers,  Gather  ye 
together  first  the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them:   but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

The  Epistle,  Col.  iii.  12-17.  (1  Pet.  i.  22-25.) 
Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect  of  God,  holy  and  beloved, 
bowels  of  mercies,  kindness,  humbleness  of  mind,  meekness, 
long-suffering:  forbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving  one 
another,  if  any  man  have  a  quarrel  against  any:  even  as 
Christ  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye.  And  above  all  these  things 
put  on  charity,  which  is  the  bond  of  perfectness.  And  let 
the  peace  of  God  rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the  which  also  ye 
are  called  in  one  body ;  and  be  ye  thankful.  Let  the  word  of 
Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom ;  teaching  and  ad- 
monishing one  another  in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  with  grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord.  And 
whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  giving  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  by  him. 

The  Collect.  > 

0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  to  keep  Thy  Church  and 
household  continually  in  Thy  true  religion;  that  they 
who  do  lean  only  upon  the  hope  of  Thy  heavenly 
grace,  may  evermore  be  defended  by  Thy  mighty 
power;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and 
reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Sixth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany, 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xvii.  1-9.  (St.  Matt.  xiii.  44-52. 

And  after  six  days,  Jesus  taketh  Peter,  James,  and  John 
his  brother,   and  bringeth  them  up  into   an  high  mountain 


64  SIXTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    THE   EPIPHANY. 

apart,  and  was  transfigured  before  them :  and  his  face  did 
shine  as  the  sun,  and  his  raiment  was  white  as  the  light. 
And,  behold,  there  appeared  unto  them  Moses  and  Elias,  talk- 
ing with  him.  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said  unto  Jesus, 
Lord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here :  if  thou  wilt,  let  us  make 
here  three  tabernacles;  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and 
one  for  Elias.  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a  bright  cloud 
overshadowed  them:  and  behold  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud, 
which  said,  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased;  hear  ye  him.  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they 
fell  on  their  face,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And  Jesus  came  and 
touched  them,  and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not  afraid.  And  when 
they  had  lifted  up  their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  s.ave  Jesus 
only.  And  as  they  came  down  from  the  mountain,  Jesus 
charged  them,  saying,  Tell  the  vision  to  no  man,  until  the  Son 
of  man  be  risen  again  from  the  dead. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  iii.  1-10.   (1  Pet.  ii.  1-10.) 

Behold,  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  bestowed  upon 
us,  that  wc  should  be  called  the  sons  of  God:  therefore  the 
world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew  him  not.  Beloved, 
now  are  we  the  sons  of  God,  and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what 
we  shall  be:  but  we  know  that,  when  he  shall  appear,  we  shall 
be  like  him ;  for  we  shall  see  him  as  he  is.  And  every  man 
that  hath  this  hope  in  him,  purifieth  himself,  even  as  he  is 
pure.  Whosoever  committeth  sin  transgresseth  also  the  law: 
for  sin  is  the  transgression  of  the  law.  And  ye  know  that  he 
was  manifested  to  take  away  our  sins;  and  in  him  is  no  sin. 
Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not:  whosoever  sinneth 
hath  not  seen  him,  neither  known  him.  Little  children,  let 
no  man  deceive  you :  he  that  docth  righteousness  is  righteous, 
even  as  he  is  righteous.  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the 
devil;  for  the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning.  For  this 
purpose  the  Son  of  God  was  manifested,  that  he  might  destroy 
the  works  of  the  devil.  Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not 
commit  sin ;  for  his  seed  remaineth  in  him :  and  he  cannot 


THIRD   SUNDAY    BEFORE    LEXT.  C5 

pin,  because  he  is  born  of  God.  In  this  the  children  of  God 
are  manifest,  and  the  children  of  the  devil:  whosoever  doeth 
nut  righteousness  is  not  of  God,  neither  he  that  loveth  not  his 
brother. 

The  Collect y 

0  God,  whose  blessed  Son  was  manifested  that  He 
might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil,  and  make  us 
the  sons  of  God,  and  heirs  of  eternal  life;  enable  us, 
we  beseech  Thee,  having  this  hope,  to  purify  ourselves, 
even  as  He  is  pure;  that  when  He  shall  appear  again 
with  power  and  great  glor}',  we  may  be  made  like 
unto  Him  in  His  eternal  and  glorious  kingdom:  where 
He  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Third  Sunday  before  Lent— Septuagesima. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xx.  1—10.  (St.  Matt.  xiv.  22-33.) 

For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  an 
householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire  la- 
borers into  his  vineyard.  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the 
laborers  for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 
And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour,  and  saw  others  stand- 
ing idle  in  the  market-place,  and  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  also 
into  the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right,  I  will  give  you. 
And  they  went  their  way.  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise.  And  about  the 
eleventh  hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others  standing  idle, 
and  saith  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle? 
They  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man  hath  hired  us.  He  saith 
unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard;  and  whatsoever  is 
right,  that  shall  ye  receive.  So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord 
E  6* 


66  THIRD    SUNDAY    BEFORE    LENT. 

of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his  steward.  Call  the  laborers,  and 
give  them  their  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first. 
And  when  they  came  that  were  hired  about  the  eleventh  hour, 
they  received  every  man  a  penny.  But  when  the  first  came, 
they  supposed  that  they  should  have  received  more ;  and  they 
likewise  received  every  man  a  penny.  And  when  they  had 
received  it,  they  murmured  against  the  good  man  of  the  house, 
saying,  These  last  have  wrought  but  one  hour,  and  thou  hast 
made  them  equal  unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  and 
heat  of  the  day.  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and  said, 
Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong :  didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for 
a  penny  ?  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy  way :  I  will  give 
unto  this  last  even  as  unto  thee.  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do 
what  I  will  with  mine  own  ?  Is  thine  eye  evil  because  I  am 
good  ?  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last :  for  many  be 
called,  but  few  chosen. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor,  is.  24-27.— x.  1-5.   {Rom.  viii.  31-39.) 

Know  ye  not,  that  they  which  run  in  a  race,  run  all,  but 
one  receiveth  the  prize?  So  run,  that  ye  may  obtain.  And 
every  man  that  striveth  for  the  mastery  is  temperate  in  all 
things.  Now  they  do  it  to  obtain  a  corruptible  crown ;  but 
Ave  an  incorruptible.  I  therefore  so  run,  not  as  uncertainly; 
so  fight  I,  not  as  one  that  beateth  the  air:  but  I  keep  under 
my  body,  and  bring  it  into  subjection;  lest  that  by  any  means 
when  I  have  preached  to  others,  I  myself  should  be  a  cast- 
away.— Moreover,  brethren,  I  would  not  that  ye  should  be 
ignorant,  how  that  all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud,  and 
all  passed  through  the  sea;  and  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses 
in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea;  and  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual 
meat;  and  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual  drink:  for  they 
drank  of  that  spiritual  llock  that  followed  them:  and  that 
Rock  was  Christ.  But  with  many  of  ihem  God  was  not  well 
pleased:  for  they  were  overthrown  in  the  wilderness. 


SECOND   SUNDAY   BEFORE   LENT.  67 

The  Collect.' 
0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  favorably  to  hear  the 
prayers  of  Thy  people;  that  we  who  are  justly  pun- 
ished for  our  offences,  may  be  mercifully  delivered  by 
Thy  goodness,  for  the  glory  of  Thy  name;  through 
. I r>us  Christ  our  Saviour,  who  liveth  and  reigneth 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


Second  Sunday  before  Lent— Sexagesima. 


TJie  Gospel,  St.  Luke  viii.  4-15.   (St.  John  x.  1-18.) 

And  when  much  people  were  gathered  together,  and  were 
come  to  him  out  of  every  city,  he  spake  by  a  parable :  A  sower 
went  out  to  sow  his  seed:  and  as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the 
wayside;  and  it  was  trodden  down,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air 
devoured  it.  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock ;  and  as  soon  as  it 
was  sprung  up,  it  withered  away,  because  it  lacked  moisture. 
And  some  fell  among  thorns;  and  the  thorns  sprang  up  with 
it,  and  choked  it.  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and  sprang 
up,  and  bare  fruit  an  hundredfold.  And  when  he  had  said 
these  things,  he  cried,  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 
And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  What  might  this  parable 
be?  And  he  said,  Unto  you  it  is  given  to  know  the  myste- 
ries of  the  kingdom  of  God :  but  to  others  in  parables ;  that 
seeing  they  might  not  see,  and  hearing  they  might  not  under- 
stand. Now  the  parable  is  tins :  The  seed  is  the  word  of  God. 
Those  by  the  wayside  are  they  that  hear;  then  cometh  the 
devil,  and  taketh  away  the  word  out  of  their  hearts,  lest  they 
should  believe  and  be  saved.  They  on  the  rock  are  they, 
which,  when  they  hear',  receive  the  word  with  joy;  and  these 
have  no  root,  which  for  awhile  believe,  and  in  time  of  tempta- 
tion fall  away.     And  that  which  fell  among  thorns  are  they, 


68  SECOND    SUNDAY   BEFORE   LENT. 

which,  when  they  have  heard,  go  forth,  and  are  choked  with 
cares  and  riches  and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit 
to  perfection.  But  that  on  the  good  ground  are  they,  which 
in  an  honest  and  good  heart,  having  heard  the  word,  keep  it, 
and  bring  forth  fruit  with  patience. 

The  Epistle,  2  Cor.  xi.  19-33— xii.  1-9.   (1  Pel.  ii.  17-25.) 

For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  seeing  ye  yourselves  are  wise. 
For  ye  suffer,  if  a  man  bring  you  into  bondage,  if  a  man  de- 
vour you,  if  a  man  take  of  you,  if  a  man  exalt  himself,  if  a 
man  smite  you  on  the  face.  I  speak  as  concerning  reproach, 
as  though  we  had  been  weak.  Howbeit,  Avhereinsoever  any 
is  bold,  (I  speak  foolishly,)  I  am  bold  also.  Are  they  He- 
brews? so  am  I.  Are  they  Israelites?  so  am  I.  Are  they 
the  seed  of  Abraham  ?  so  am  I.  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ  ? 
(I  speak  as  a  fool,)  I  am  more;  in  labors  more  abundant,  in 
stripes  above  measure,  in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths 
oft.  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I  forty  stripes  save  one. 
Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once  was  I  stoned,  thrice  I 
suffered  shipwreck,  a  night  and  a  day  I  have  been  in  the  deep; 
in  journeyings  often,  in  perils  of  waters,  in  perils  of  robbers, 
in  perils  by  mine  own  countrymen,  in  perils  by  the  heathen, 
in  perils  in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the 
sea,  in  perils  among  false  brethren;  in  weariness  and  pain- 
fulness,  in  watchings  often,  in  hunger  and  thirst,  in  fastings 
often,  in  cold  and  nakedness.  Besides  those  things  that  are 
without,  that  which  cometh  upon  me  daily,  the  care  of  all  the 
churches.  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak?  who  is  offended, 
and  I  burn  not?  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory  of  the 
things  which  concern  mine  infirmities.  The  God  and  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  is  blessed  for  evermore, 
knoweth  that  I  lie  not.  In  Damascus  the  governor  under 
Aretas  the  king  kept  the  city  of  the  Damascenes  with  a  gar- 
rison, desirous  to  apprehend  me :  and  through  a  window  in  a 
basket  was  I  let  down  by  the  wall,  and  escaped  his  hands. — 
It  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubtless  to  glory.     I  will  come  to 


SUNDAY   BEFORE    LENT.  69 

visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord.  I  knew  a  man  in  Christ 
above  fourteen  years  ago,  (whether  in  the  body,  I  cannot  tell; 
or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell :  God  knoweth ;) 
such  an  one  caught  up  to  the  third  heaven.  And  I  knew  such 
a  man,  (whether  in  the  body,  or  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell:  God  knoweth;)  how  that  he  was  caught  up  into  para- 
dise, and  heard  unspeakable  words,  which  it  is  not  lawful  for 
a  man  to  utter.  Of  such  an  one  will  I  glory:  yet  of  myself 
1  will  not  glory,  but  in  mine  infirmities.  For  though  I  would 
desire  to  glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool;  for  I  will  say  the  truth: 
but  now  I  forbear,  lest  any  man  should  think  of  me  above 
that  which  he  seeth  me  to  be,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me.  And 
lest  I  should  be  exalted  above  measure  through  the  abundance 
of  the  revelations,  there  was  given  to  me  a  thorn  in  the  flesh, 
the  messenger  of  Satan  to  buffet  me,  lest  I  should  be  exalted 
above  measure.  For  this  thing  I  besought  the  Lord  thrice, 
that  it  might  depart  from  me.  And  he  said  unto  me,  My 
grace  is  sufficient  for  thee:  for  my  strength  is  made  perfect 
in  weakness.  Most  gladly  therefore  will  I  rather  glory  in 
my  infirmities,  that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me. 

The  Collecty 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  Creator  of  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  who  givest  power  to  the  faint,  and 
strength  to  them  that  have  no  might;  look  mercifully, 
we  beseech  Thee,  on  our  low  estate,  and  cause  Thy 
grace  to  triumph  in  our  weakness;  that  we  may  arise 
and  follow  in  the  way  of  righteousness  those  who  by 
their  faith  and  patience  already  inherit  the  promises; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Sunday  before  Lent— Quinquagesima,  or  Estoniihi. 

The  Gospel,  SLLuke  xviii.  31-43.  (St.  Matt.  xvi.  21-23.) 
Then  he  took  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  said  unto  them,  Be- 


70  SUNDAY   BEFORE    LENT. 

hold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all  things  that  are  written 
by  the  prophets  concerning  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  accom- 
plished. For  he  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  Gentiles,  and 
shall  be  mocked,  and  spitefully  entreated,  and  spitted  on :  and 
they  shall  scourge  him,  and  put  him  to  death :  and  the  third 
day  he  shall  rise  again.  And  they  understood  none  of  these 
things :  and  this  saying  was  hid  from  them,  neither  knew  they 
the  things  which  were  spoken.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
he  was  come  nigh  unto  Jericho,  a  certain  blind  man  sat  by 
the  wayside,  begging :  and  hearing  the  multitude  pass  by,  he 
asked  what  it  meant.  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth passeth  by.  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  Da- 
vid, have  mercy  on  me.  And  they  which  went  before,  rebuked 
him,  that  he  should  hold  his  peace :  but  he  cried  so  much  the 
more,  Thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  Jesus 
stood,  and  commanded  him  to  be  brought  unto  him :  and  when 
he  was  come  near,  he  asked  him,  saying,  What  wilt  thou  that 
I  should  do  unto  thee?  And  he  said,  Lord,  that  I  may  re- 
ceive my  sight.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Receive  thy  sight: 
thy  faith  hath  saved  thee.  And  immediately  he  received  his 
sight,  and  followed  him,  glorifying  God:  and  all  the  people, 
when  they  saw  it,  gave  praise  unto  God. 

TJie  Epistle,  1  Cor.  xiii.  1-13.   (1  Pet.  iv.  12-19.) 

Though  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels,  and 
have  not  charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding  brass,  or  a  tink- 
ling cymbal.  And  though  I  have  the  gift  of  prophecy,  and 
understand  all  mysteries,  and  all  knowledge;  and  though  I 
have  all  faith,  so  that  I  could  remove  mountains,  and  have 
not  charity,  I  am  nothing.  And  though  I  bestow  all  my 
goods  to  feed  the  poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body  to  be 
burned,  and  have  not  charity,  it  profiteth  me  nothing.  Cha- 
rity sufFereth  long,  and  is  kind;  charity  envieth  not;  charity 
vaunteth  not  itself,  is  noj  puffed  up,  dotli  not  behave  itself 
unseemly,  seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not  easily  provoked,  think- 
eth  no   evil;  rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoiceth  in  the 


FIRST   DAY    IN    LENT.  71 

truth;  beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things,  hopeth  all 
things,  endureth  all  things.  Charity  never  faileth:  but  whe- 
ther there  be  prophecies,  they  shall  fail;  whether  there  be 
tongues,  they  shall  cease;  whether  there  be  knowledge,  it 
shall  vanish  away.  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  prophesy  in 
part.  But  when  that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  then  that 
which  is  in  part  shall  be  done  away.  "When  I  was  a  child,  I 
spake  as  a  child,  I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child : 
but  when  I  became  a  man,  I  put  away  childish  things.  For 
now  we  see  through  a  glass,  darkly;  but  then  face  to  face: 
now  I  know  in  part;  but  then  shall  I  know  even  as  also  I  am 
known.  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  charity,  these  three; 
but  the  greatest  of  these  is  charity. 

The  Collect. 

0  Lord,  who  hast  taught  us  that  all  our  doings 
without  charity  are  nothing  worth;  send  Thy  Holy 
Ghost,  and  pour  into  our  hearts  that  most  excellent 
gift  of  charity,  the  very  bond  of  perfectness,  and  of  all 
virtues;  without  which,  whosoever  liveth  is  counted 
dead  before  Thee.  Grant  this  for  Thine  only  Son 
Jesus  Christ's  sake.     Amen. 


First  Day  in  Lent— Ash-Wednesday. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Mall.  vi.  16-21.    (Psalm  li.) 

Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad 
countenance:  for  they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may 
appear  unto  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  they  have 
their  reward.  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thine 
head,  and  wash  thy  face;  that  thou  appear  not  unto  men  to 
fast,  but  unto  thy  Father  which  is  in-  secret:  and  thy  Father 
which  seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly.     Lay  not  up 


72  FIRST   DAT    IN    LENT. 

for  yourselves  treasures  upon  earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth 
corrupt,  and  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal:  but  lay 
up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither  moth 
nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break  through 
nor  steal.  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart 
be  also. 

The  Epistle,  Joe?.  JL  12-1&  {Rev.  iii.  14-22.) 

Therefore  also  now,  saith  the  Lord,  turn  ye  even  to  me 
with  all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping,  and 
with  mourning:  and  rend  your  heart,  and  not  your  garments, 
and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your  God:  for  he  is  gracious  and 
merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and  repenteth 
him  of  the  evil.  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  return  and  repent, 
and  leave  a  blessing  behind  him ;  even  a  meat  offering  and  a 
drink  offering  unto  the  Lord  your  God?  Blow  the  trumpet 
in  Zion,  sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  solemn  assembly:  gather  the 
people,  sanctify  the  congregation,  assemble  the  elders,  gather 
the  children,  and  those  that  suck  the  breasts:  let  the  bride- 
groom go  forth  of  his  chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her 
closet.  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the  Lord,  weep  be- 
tween the  porch  and  the  altar,  and  let  them  say,  Spare  thy 
people,  0  Lord,  and  give  not  thine  heritage  to  reproach,  that 
the  heathen  should  rule  over  them:  wherefore  should  they 
say  among  the  people,  Where  is  their  God  ?  Then  will  the 
Lord  be  jealous  for  his  land,  and  pity  his  people. 

The  Collect. ' 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  hatest  nothing 
that  Thou  hast  made,  and  dost  forgive  the  sins  of  all 
those  who  are  penitent;  create  and  make  in  us  new 
and  contrite  hearts,  that  we,  worthily  lamenting  our 
sins  and  acknowledging  our  wretchedness,  may  obtain 
of  Thee,  the  God  of  all  mercy,  perfect  remission  and 
forgiveness;  through  Jesus  Christ  o.ur  Lord.      Amen. 


FIRST  SUNDAY  IX  LENT.  73 


First   Sunday  in  Lent— Invocavit. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  iv.  1-11.  (St.  Matt  vi.  1-21.) 

Then  'was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit  into  the  ■wilderness  to 
be  tempted  of  the  devil.  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days 
and  forty  nights,  he  was  afterward  an  hungered.  And  when 
the  temptei  came  to  him,  he  said,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  command  that  these  stones  be  made  bread.  But  he 
answered  and  said,  It  is  written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth 
of  God.  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  the  holy  city^ 
and  setteth  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  saith  unto 
him,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down :  for  it  is 
written,  He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee: 
and  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time 
thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone.  Jesus  said  unto  him,  It 
is  written  again,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 
Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  an  exceeding  high  moun- 
tain, and  sheweth  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the 
glory  of  them ;  and  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things  will  I 
give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and  worship  me.  Then  saith 
Jesus  unto  him,  Get  thee  hence,  Satan :  for  it  is  written, 
Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt 
thou  serve.  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him,  and,  behold,  angels 
came  and  ministered  unto  him. 

The  Epistle,  2  Cor.  vi.  1-10.  (Eph.  vi.  10-20.) 

We  then,  as  workers  together  with  him,  beseech  you  also 
that  ye  receive  not  the  grace  of  God  in  vain.  (For  he  saith, 
I  have  heard  thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in  the  day  of  sal- 
vation have  I  succoured  thee :  behold,  now  is  the  accepted 
time;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of  salvation.)  Giving  no  offence 
in  anything,  that  the  ministry  be  not  blamed:  but  in  all 
things  approving  ourselves,  as  the  ministers  of  God,  in  much 
7 


74  SECOND  SUNDAY   IN    LENT. 

patience,  in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  distresses,  in  stripes, 
in  imprisonments,  in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watchings,  in 
fastings;  by  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  long-suffering,  by 
kindness,  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  love  unfeigned,  by  the  word 
of  truth,  by  the  power  of  God,  by  the  armour  of  righteous- 
ness on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left,  by  honour  and  dis- 
honour, by  evil  report  and  good  report:  as  deceivers,  and  yet 
true;  as  unknown,  and  yet  well  known;  as  dying,  and,  be- 
hold, we  live;  as  chastened,  and  not  killed;  as  sorrowful,  yet 
always  rejoicing;  as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich;  as  having 
nothing,  and  yet  possessing  all  things. 

The  Collect.^ 

We  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  by  the  mystery  of  our 
Saviour's  fasting  and  temptation,  to  arm  us  with  the 
same  mind  that  was  in  Him  toward  all  evil  and  sin; 
and  give  us  grace  to  keep  our  bodies  in  such  holy 
discipline,  that  our  minds  may  be  always  ready  to 
resist  Satan,  and  obey  the  motions  of  Thy  Holy  Spi- 
rit; through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Second   Sunday  in   Lent— Eeminiscere. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xv.  21-28.  (St.  Luke  xi.  29-36.) 
Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  departed  into  the  coasts  of 
Tyre  and  Sidon.  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan  came  out 
of  the  same  coasts,  and  cried  unto  him,  saying,  Have  mercy 
on  me,  0  Lord,  thou  son  of  David  ;  my  daughter  is  grievously 
vexed  with  a  devil.  But  he  answered  her  not  a  word.  And 
his  disciples  came  and  besought  him,  saying,  Send  her  away; 
for  she  crieth  after  us.  But  he  answered  and  said,  I  am  not 
sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel.  Then 
came  she  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  help  me.  But 
he  answered  and  said,  It  is  rot  meet  to  take  the  children's 


SECOND  SUNDAY  IN  LENT.  /  O 

bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  dogs.  And  slic  said,  Truth,  Lord: 
yet  the  dogs  oat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters' 
table.  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  0  woman, 
great  is  thy  faith:  be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt.  And 
her  daughter  was  made  whole  from  that  very  hour. 


The  Epistle,  1  Thcss.  iv.  1-8.  (ILL.  ii.  1-4.) 

Furthermore  then  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  and  exhort 
you  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  as  ye  have  received  of  us  how 
ye  ought  to  walk  and  to  please  God,  so  ye  would  abound 
more  and  more.  For  ye  know  what  commandments  Ave  gave 
you  by  the  Lord  Jesus.  For  this  is  the  will  of  God,  even 
your  sanctification,  that  ye  should  abstain  from  fornication: 
that  every  one  of  you  should  know  how  to  possess  his  vessel 
in  sanctification  and  honour;  not  in  the  lust  of  concupiscence, 
even  as  the  Gentiles  which  know  not  God:  that  no  man  go 
beyond  and  defraud  his  brother  in  any  matter:  because  that 
the  Lord  is  the  avenger  of  all  such,  as  we  also  have  fore- 
warned you  and  testified.  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto 
uncleanness,  but  unto  holiness.  He  therefore  that  despiseth, 
I'iseth  not  man,  but  God,  who  hath  also  given  unto  us  his 
Holy  Spirit. 


The  Collect.* 

Almighty  God,  who  seest  the  helpless  misery  of 
our  fallen  life;  vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  humhiy  beseech 
Thee,  both  the  outward  and  inward  defence  of  Thy 
guardian  care;  that  we  may  be  shielded  from  the 
evils  which  assault  the  body,  and  be  kept  pure  from 
all  thoughts  that  harm  and  pollute  the  soul;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


76  THIRD    SUNDAY    IN    LENT. 


Third   Sunday  in  Lent— Oculi. 




The  Gospel,  St.  Lulu  xi.  14-28.   {St.  Matt.  xii.  22-32.) 

A  nd  he  "was  casting  out  a  devil,  and  it  "was  dumb.  And 
it  c;me  to  pass,  when  the  devil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb  spake; 
and  the  people  wondered.  But  some  of  them  said,  He  cast- 
eth  out  devils  through  Beelzebub  the  chief  of  the  devils. 
And  others,  tempting  him,  sought  of  him  a  sign  from  heaven. 
But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said  unto  them,  Every  king- 
dom divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  desolation;  and  a 
house  divided  against  a  house  falleth.  If  Satan  also  be  di- 
vided against  himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom  stand?  because 
ye  say  that  I  cast  out  devils  through  Beelzebub.  And  if  I 
by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by  'whom  do  your  sons  cast 
them  out?  therefore  shall  they  be  your  judges.  But  if  I 
with  the  finger  of  God  cast  out  devils,  no  doubt  the  kingdom 
of  God  is  come  upon  you.  When  a  strong  man  armed  keep- 
eth  his  palace,  his  goods  are  in  peace:  but  when  a  stronger 
than  he  shall  come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him,  he  taketh 
from  him  all  his  armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and  divideth  his 
spoils.  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me:  and  he  that 
gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth.  When  the  unclean  spirit 
is  gone  out  of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking 
rest;  and  finding  none,  he  saith,  I  will  return  unto  my  house 
whence  I  came  out.  And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it 
swept  and  garnished.  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to  him 
seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than  himself;  and  they  enter 
in,  and  dwell  there:  and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse 
than  the  first.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake  these  things, 
a  certain  woman  of  the  company  lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee,  and  the  paps 
which  thou  hast  sucked.  But  he  said,  Yea  rather,  blessed 
are  they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 


FOURTH  SJNDAY    IN    LENT.  77 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  v.  1-0.   (Ilel.  x.  2G-31.) 

Be  ye  therefore  fol.-jwers  of  God,  as  dear  children;  and 
walk  in  love,  as  Christ  also  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  given 
himself  for  us  an  offering  and  a  sacrifice  to  God  for  a  sweet- 
Bmelling  savour.  But  fornication,  and  all  uncleanness,  or 
covetousness,  let  it  not  be  once  named  among  you,  as  becom- 
eth  saints  ;  neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish  talking,  nor  jesting, 
which  are  not  convenient:  but  rather  giving  of  thanks.  For 
this  ye  know,  that  no  whoremonger,  nor  unclean  person,  nor 
covetous  man,  who  is  an  idolater,  hath  any  inheritance  in 
the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of  God.  Let  no  man  deceive  you 
with  vain  words:  for  because  of  these  things  cometh  the  wrath 
of  God  upon  the  children  of  disobedience.  Be  not  ye  there- 
fore partakers  with  them.  For  ye  were  sometimes  darkness, 
but  now  are  ye  light  in  the  Lord:  walk  as  children  of  light: 
for  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  in  all  goodness  and  righteous- 
ness and  truth. 

The  Collect.  ^ 

Almighty  God.  who  hast  been  the  hope  and  con- 
fidence of  Thy  people  in  all  ages  ;  mercifully  regard, 
we  beseech  Thee,  the  prayer  with  which  we  cry  unto 
Thee  out  of  the  depths,  and  stretch  forth  the  right 
hand  of  Thy  majesty  for  our  salvation  and  defence ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Fourth   Sunday  in  Lent.— Laetare 

The  Gospel,  St.  John  vi.  1-14.  (St.  John  vi.  47-50.) 

After  these  things  Jesus  went  over  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
which  is  the  sea  of  Tiberias.  And  a  great  multitude  followed 
him,  because  they  saw  his  miracles  which  he  did  on  them  that 
were  diseased.     And  Jesus  went  up  into  a  mountain,  and 

7* 


78  FOURTH    SUNDAY    IN    LENT. 

there  he  sat  with  his  disciples.  And  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
the  Jews,  was  nigh.  When  Jesus  then  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  a  great  company  come  unto  him,  he  saith  unto 
Philip,  Whence  shall  we  huy  bread,  that  these  may  eat? 
And  this  he  said  to  prove  him :  for  he  himself  knew  what  he 
would  do.  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred  pennyworth 
of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for  them,  that  every  one  of  them 
may  take  a  little.  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon  Pe- 
ter's brother,  saith  unto  him,  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath 
five  barley  loaves,  and  two  small  fishes:  but  what  are  they 
among  so  many?  And  Jesus  said,  Make  the  men  sit  down. 
Now  there  was  much  grass  in  the  place.  So  the  men  sat 
down,  in  number  about  five  thousand.  And  Jesus  took  the 
loaves ;  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  distributed  to  the 
disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  them  that  were  set  down;  and 
likewise  of  the  fishes  as  much  as  they  wrould.  When  they 
were  filled,  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Gather  up  the  frag- 
ments that  remain,  that  nothing  be  lost.  Therefore  they 
gathered  them  together,  and  filled  twelve  baskets  Avith  the 
fragments  of  the  five  barley  loaves,  which  remained  over  and 
above  unto  them  that  had  eaten.  Then  those  men,  when  they 
had  seen  the  miracle  that  Jesus  did,  said,  This  is  of  a  truth 
that  Prophet  that  should  come  into  the  world. 

The  Epistle,  Gal.  iv.  21-31.   (1  John  v.  11-21.) 

Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under  the  law,  do  ye  not  hear 
the  law?  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham  had  two  sons,  the 
one  by  a  bondmaid,  the  other  by  a  free  woman.  But  he  who 
was  of  the  bondwoman  was  born  after  the  flesh ;  but  he  of 
the  free  woman  was  by  promise.  Which  things  are  an  alle- 
gory: for  these  are  the  two  covenants;  the  one  from  the 
mount  Sinai,  which  gendereth  to  bondage,  which  is  Agar. 
For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Arabia,  and  ansAvereth  to 
Jerusalem,  which  now  is,  and  is  in  bondage  with  her  children. 
But  Jerusalem  which  is  above  is  free,  which  is  the  mother  of 
us  all.     For  it  is  written,  Rejoice,  thou  barren  that  bearest 


FIFTH    SUNDAY    IX    LENT.  79 

D  it;  break  forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travailest  not:  for  tho 
desolate  hath  many  more  children  than  she  which  hath  an 
husband.  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac  was,  are  the  children 
of  promise.  But  as  then  he  that  was  born  after  the  flesh 
persecuted  him  that  was  born  after  the  Spirit,  even  so  it  is 
now.  Nevertheless  what  saith  the  Scripture?  Cast  out  the 
bondwoman  and  her  son :  for  the  son  of  the  bondwoman  shall 
not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free  woman.  So  then,  breth- 
ren, wo  are  not  children  of  the  bondwoman,  but  of  the  free. 

Hie  Collect. 

0  Lord  God,  merciful  and  gracious,  long-suffering 
and  abundant  in  goodness  and  truth;  enter  not  into 
judgment  with  Thy  servants,  we  beseech  Thee,  but 
be  pleased  of  Thy  great  kindness  to  grant,  that  we 
who  are  now  righteously  afflicted  and  bowed  down 
by  the  sense  of  our  sins,  may  be  refreshed  and  lifted 
up  with  the  joy  of  Thy  salvation;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent— Judica, 

The  Gospel,  Si.  John  viii.  40-59.   (St.  John  xii.  20-32.) 

Which  of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin  ?  And  if  I  say  the 
truth,  why  do  ye  not  believe  me?  He  that  is  of  God  heareth 
God's  words:  ye  therefore  hear  them  not,  because  ye  are  not 
of  God.  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said  unto  him,  Say 
we  not  well  that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil? 
Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  devil;  but  I  honour  my  Father, 
and  ye  do  dishonour  me.  And  I  seek  not  mine  own  glory: 
there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth.  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  see  death. 
Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now  we  know  that  thou  hasc 
a  devil.     Abraham  is  dead,  and  the  prophets;  and  thou  say- 


80  FIFTH   SUNDAY   IN   LENT. 

est,  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  taste  of  death. 
Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abraham,  which  is  dead? 
and  the  prophets  are  dead:  whom  makest  thou  thyself?  Je- 
sus answered,  If  I  honour  myself,  my  honour  is  nothing:  it 
is  my  Father  that  honoureth  me;  of  whom  ye  say  that  he  is 
your  God:  yet  ye  have  not  known  him;  but  I  know  him: 
and  if  I  should  say,  I  know  him  not,  I  shall  be  a  liar  like 
unto  you:  but  I  know  him,  and  keep  his  saying.  Your 
father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see  my  day:  and  he  saAV  it,  and 
was  glad.  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Thou  art  not  yet 
fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ?  Jesus  said 
unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Before  Abraham 
was,  I  am.  Then  took  they  up  stones  to  cast  at  him:  but 
Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out  of  the  temple,  going  through 
the  midst  of  them,  and  so  passed  by. 

The  Epistle,    Ileb.  ix.  11-15.  (2  Cor.  v.  14-21.) 

But  Christ  being  come  an  high  priest  of  good  things  to 
come,  by  a  greater  and  more  perfect  tabernacle,  not  made 
with  hands,  that  is  to  say,  not  of  this  building ;  neither  by 
the  blood  of  goats  and  calves,  but  by  his  own  blood  he  en- 
tered in  once  into  the  holy  place,  having  obtained  eternal 
redemption  for  us.  For  if  the  blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats, 
and  the  ashes  of  an  heifer  sprinkling  the  unclean,  sanctifieth 
to  the  purifying  of  the  flesh :  how  much  more  shall  the  blood 
of  Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spirit  offered  himself  with- 
out spot  to  God,  purge  your  conscience  from  dead  works 
to  serve  the  living  God?  And  for  this  cause  he  is  the  medi- 
ator of  the  new  testament,  that  by  means  of  death,  for  the 
redemption  of  the  transgressions  that  were  under  the  first 
testament,  they  which  are  called  might  receive  the  promise 
of  eternal  inheritance. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  who  hast  given 
Thy  Son  to  die  for  our  sins,  and  to  obtain  forgive- 


SIXTH    SUNDAY    IN   LENT.  81 

38  and  redciv  ption  for  us  through   His  own  blood; 
let  the  merit  of  this  spotless  sacrifice,  we  beseech 

The,-,  purge  our  consciences  from  dead  works,  that 
we  may  serve  Thee,  the  living  God,  and  receive  the 
promise  of  eternal  inheritance  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Sixth  Sunday  in  Lent— Palm  Sunday— Palinarum, 

[During  the  Holy  Week,  there  should  be  Divine  Service  every  'lav; 
in  which  case,  the  entire  gospel  history  of  Christ's  Passion  and  Death 
should  be  read.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xii.  1-16.   (St.  Luke  xix.  28-1U.) 

Then  Jesus  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to  Bethany, 
■where  Lazarus  was  which  had  been  dead,  whom  he  raised 
from  the  dead.  There  they  made  him  a  supper;  and  Martha 
served :  but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  the  table 
with  him.  Then  took  Mary  a  pound  of  ointment  of  spike- 
nard, very  costly,  and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped 
his  feet  with  her  hair:  and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  odour 
of  the  ointment.  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples,  Judas  Is- 
cariot,  Simon's  son,  which  should  betray  him,  Why  was  not 
this  ointment  sold  for  three  hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the 
poor?  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared  for  the  poor;  but  be- 
cause  lie  was  a  thief,  and  had  the  bag,  and  bare  what  was  put 
t liercin.  Then  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone:  against  the  day 
of  my  burying  hath  she  kept  this.  For  the  poor  always  ye 
have  with  you;  but  me  ye  have  not  always.  Much  people 
of  the  Jews  therefore  knew  that  he  was  there:  and  they  came 
not  for  Jesus'  sake  only,  but  that  they  might  see  Lazarus 
.  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead.  But  the  chief  priests 
I  that  they  might  put  Lazarus  also  to  death;  because 
F 


82  SIXTH    SUNDAY    IN    LENT. 

that  by  reason  of  him  many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed 
on  Jesus.  On  the  next  day  much  people  that  were  come  to 
the  feast,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusa- 
lem, took  branches  of  palm  trees,  and  went  forth  to  meet 
him,  and  cried,  Hosanna:  Blessed  is  the  King  of  Israel  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  Jesus,  when  he  had 
found  a  young  ass,  sat  thereon;  as  it  is  written,  Fear  not, 
daughter  of  Zion:  behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting  on  an 
ass's  colt.  These  things  understood  not  his  disciples  at  the 
first :  but  when  Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remembered  they 
that  these  things  were  written  of  him,  and  that  they  had  done 
these  things  unto  him. 

TJie  Epistle,  Phil.  ii.  5-10.   {Rev.  i.  4-8.) 

Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus: 
who,  being  in  the  form  of  God,  thought  it  not  robbery  to  be 
equal  with  God  :  but  made  himself  of  no  reputation,  and  took 
upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant,  and  was  made  in  the  likeness 
of  men:  and  being  found  in  fashion  as  a  man,  he  humbled 
himself,  and  became  obedient  unto  death,  even  the  death  of 
the  cross.  Wherefore  God  also  hath  highly  exalted  him,  and 
given  him  a  name  which  is  above  every  name:  that  at  the 
name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should  bow,  of  things  in  heaven, 
and  things  in  earth,  and  things  under  the  earth. 

The  Collect. 

*'  Almigiity  and  everlasting  God,  whose  Son,  our 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  for  an  example  of  humility  to 
the  world,  took  upon  Him  our  flesh  and  endured  the 
passion  of  the  cross;  mercifully  grant,  we  beseech 
Thee,  that  we  may  be  counted  worthy  to  have  part, 
both  in  the  fellowship  of  His  sufferings  and  in  the 
glorious  power  of  His  resurrection:  to  whom,  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world 
without  end.      Amen. 


GOOD  FRIDAY.  83 


Good  Friday, 



The  Gospel,  St.  John  xix.   1-37.   {St.  Matt,  xxvii.  33-54.) 

Then  Tilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and  scourged  him.  And 
the  soldiers  platted  a  crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head, 
and  they  put  on  him  a  purple  robe,  and  said,  Hail,  King  of 
the  Jews!  and  they  smote  him  with  their  hands.  Pilate 
therefore  went  forth  again,  and  saith  unto  them,  Behold,  I 
bring  him  forth  to  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I  find  no  fault 
in  him.  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wearing  the  crown  of  thorns, 
and  the  purple  robe.  And  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Behold 
the  man  !  When  the  chief  priests  therefore  and  officers  saw 
him,  they  cried  out,  saying,  Crucify  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate 
saith  unto  them,  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify  him:  for  I  find  no 
fault  in  him.  The  Jews  answered  him,  we  have  a  law,  and 
by  our  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made  himself  the  Son 
of  God.  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that  saying,  he  was 
the  more  afraid;  and  went  again  into  the  judgment  hall,  and 
saith  unto  Jesus,  Whence  art  thou?  But  Jesus  gave  him  no 
answer.  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Speakest  thou  not  unto 
me?  knowest  thou  not  that  I  have  power  to  crucify  thee,  and 
have  power  to  release  thee  ?  Jesus  answered,  Thou  couldest 
have  no  power  at  all  against  me,  except  it  were  given  thee 
from  above :  therefore  he  that  delivered  me  unto  thee  hath 
the  greater  sin.  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate  sought  to  re- 
lease him:  but  the  Jews  cried  out,  saying,  If  thou  let  this 
man  go,  thou  art  not  Csesar's  friend:  whosoever  maketh  him- 
self a  king  speaketh  against  Caesar.  When  Pilate  therefore 
heard  that  saying,  he  brought  Jesus  forth,  and  sat  down  in 
the  judgment  seat  in  a  place  that  is  called  the  Pavement,  but 
in  the  Hebrew,  Gabbatha.  And  it  was  the  preparation  of 
the  passover,  and  about  the  sixth  hour:  and  he  saith  unto  the 
Jews,  Behold  your  King!     But  they  cried  out,   Away  with 


84  GOOD  FRIDAY. 

him,  away  with  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them, 
Shall  I  crucify  your  King?  The  chief  priests  answered,  We 
have  no  king  hut  Caesar.  Then  delivered  he  him  therefore 
unto  them  to  be  crucified.  And  they  took  Jesus,  and  led 
him  away.  And  he  bearing  his  cross  went  forth  into  a  place 
called  the  place  of  a  skull,  which  is  called  in  the  Hebrew 
Golgotha:  where  they  crucified  him,  and  two  other  with 
him,  on  either  side  one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst.  And  Pilate 
wrote  a  title,  and  put  it  on  the  cross.  And  the  writing  was, 
JESUS  OF  NAZARETH  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 
This  title  then  read  many  of  the  Jews:  for  the  place  where 
Jesus  was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city:  and  it  was  written 
in  Hebrew,  and  Greek,  and  Latin.  Then  said  the  chief 
priests  of  the  Jews,  to  Pilate,  Write  not,  the  King  of  the 
Jews;  but  that  he  said,  I  am  King  of  the  Jews.  Pilate 
answered,  What  I  have  written  I  have  written.  Then  the 
soldiers,  when  they  had  crucified  Jesus,  took  his  garments, 
and  made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a  part;  and  also  his 
coat:  now  the  coat  was  without  seam,  woven  from  the  top 
throughout.  They  said  therefore  among  themselves,  Let  us 
not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be :  that  the  Scrip- 
ture might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith,  They  parted  my  raiment 
among  them,  and  for  my  vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These 
things  therefore  the  soldiers  did.  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross 
of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his  mother's  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of 
Cleophas,  and  Mary  Magdalene.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw 
his  mother,  and  the  disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  loved,  he 
saith  unto  his  mother,  Woman,  behold  thy  son!  Then  saith 
he  to  the  disciple,  Behold  thy  mother !  And  from  that  hour 
that  disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home.  After  this,  Jesus 
knowing  that  all  things  were  now  accomplished,  that  the 
Scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst.  Now  there  ay;is 
set  a  vessel  full  of  vinegar:  and  they  filled  a  sponge  with 
vinegar,  and  put  it  upon  hyssop,  ai>d  put  it  to  his  mouth. 
When  Jesus  therefore  had  received  the  vinegar,  he  said,  It 
is  finished:  and  he  bowed  his  head,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 


GOOD   FRIDAY.  85 

The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  preparation,  that  the 
bodies  should  not  remain  upon  the  cross  on  the  sabbath  day, 
(for  that  sabbath  day  was  an  high  day,)  besought  Pilate  that 
their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might  be  taken 
away.  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake  the  legs  of  the 
first,  and  of  the  other  which  was  crucified  with  him.  But 
when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that  he  was  dead  already, 
they  brake  not  his  legs:  but  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear 
pierced  his  side,  and  forthwith  came  there  out  blood  and 
water.  And  he  that  saw  it  bare  record,  and  his  record  is 
true:  and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye  might  be- 
lieve. For  these  things  were  done,  that  the  scripture  should 
be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him  shall  not  be  broken.  And  again 
another  scripture  saith,  They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they 
pierced. 

The  Epistle,  Hcb.  x.  1-25  (Isaiah  liii.) 

For  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  good  things  to  come,  and 
not  the  very  image  of  the  things,  can  never  with  those  sacri- 
fices, which  they  offered  year  by  year  continually,  make  the 
comers  thereunto  perfect.  For  then  would  they  not  have 
ceased  to  be  offered?  because  that  the  worshippers  once 
purged  should  have  had  no  more  conscience  of  sins.  But 
in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a  remembrance  again  made  of  sins 
every  year.  For  it  is  not  possible  that  the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats  should  tale  away  sins.  Wherefore  when  he  cometh 
into  the  world,  he  saith,  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  wouldest 
not,  but  a  body  hast  thou  prepared  me:  in  burnt  offerings 
and  sacrifices  for  sin  thou  hast  had  no  pleasure.  Then  said 
I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the  volume  of  tin  book  it  is  written  of  me,) 
to  do  thy  will,  0  God.  Above  when  he  said,  Sacrifice  and 
offering  and  burnt  offerings  and  offering  for  sin  thou  wouldest 
not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  therein;  which  are  offered  by  the 
law;  then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do  thy  will,  0  God.  He 
taketh  away  the  first,  that  he  may  establish  the  second.  By 
the  which  will  we  are  sanctified  through  the  offering  of  the  body 


86  GOOD   FKIDAT. 

of  Jesus  Christ  once  for  all.  And  every  priest  standeth  daily 
ministering  and  offering  oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices,  which 
can  never  take  away  sins:  but  this  man,  after  he  had  offered 
one  sacrifice  for  sins  for  ever,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of 
God;  from  henceforth  expecting  till  his  enemies  be  made  his 
footstool.  For  by  one  offering  he  hath  perfected  for  ever 
them  that  are  sanctified.  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also  is  a 
witness  to  us:  for  after  that  he  had  said  before,  This  is  the 
covenant  that  I  will  make  with  them  after  those  days,  saith 
the  Lord,  I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in  their 
minds  will  I  write  them ;  and  their  sins  and  iniquities  will  I 
remember  no  more.  Now  where  remission  of  these  is,  there 
is  no  more  offering  for  sin.  Having  therefore,  brethren, 
boldness  to  enter  into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  a 
new  and  living  way,  which  he  hath  consecrated  for  us, 
through  the  vail,  that  is  to  say,  his  flesh;  and  having  an 
high  priest  over  the  house  of  God ;  let  us  draw  near  with  a 
true  heart  and  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts 
sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed 
with  pure  water.  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our 
faith  without  wavering;  (for  he  is  faithful  that  promised;)  and 
let  us  consider  one  another  to  provoke  unto  love  and  to  good 
works:  not  forsaking  the  assembling  of  ourselves  together, 
as  the  manner  of  some  is;  but  exhorting  one  another:  and  so 
much  the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day  approaching. 

The  Collect. 

0  righteous  and  holy  God,  who  has  manifested 
toward  us  Thine  unfathomable  love,  in  not  sparing 
Thine  own  Son,  but  delivering  Him  up  for  us  all;  by 
the  memory  of  His  bitter  death,  by  the  awful  mystery 
of  His  sorrows  in  the  garden  and  upon  the  cross,  we 
humbly  beseech  Thee  to  have  mercy  upon  us  and 
upon  all  men,  and  to  make  known  Thy  saving  health 


GOOD    FRIDAY.  87 

among  the  nations,  that  He  may  sec  the  travail  of 
His  soul  and  be  satisfied:  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

The  Festival  Prayer, 
Lord  Jesus  Christ !  Thou  holy  and  spotless  Lamb 
of  God,  who  didst  take  upon  Thyself  the  curse  of  sin 
which  was  due  to  us,  with  all  the  heavenly  host  of 
the  redeemed,  we  unite  in  ascribing  unto  Thee  power, 
and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and  honor, 
and  glory,  and  blessing.  We  bless  Thee  for  all  the 
burdens  Thou  hast  borne,  for  all  the  tears  Thou  hast 
wept,  for  all  the  pains  Thou  hast  suffered,  for  every 
drop  of  blood  Thou  hast  shed,  for  every  word  of  com- 
fort Thou  hast  spoken  on  the  cross,  for  every  conflict 
with  the  powers  of  darkness,  and  for  Thine  eternal 
victory  over  the  terrors  of  death  and  the  pains  of  hell. 
Amen. 

0  most  merciful  Father,  who  of  Thy  tender  com- 
passion towards  us  guilty  sinners,  didst  give  Thine 
only-begotten  Son  to  be  an  offering  for  our  sins,  grant 
us  grace,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  that,  being  en- 
grafted into  Him  by  Thy  Spirit  and  made  partakers 
of  His  sufferings  and  His  death,  we  may  crucify  the 
corrupt  inclinations  of  the  flesh,  die  daily  unto  the 
world,  and  lead  holy  and  unblamable  lives.  Cleaving 
unto  His  cross  in  all  the  temptations  of  life,  may  we 
hold  fast  the  profession  of  our  faith  without  wavering, 
and  finally  attain  unto  the  resurrection  of  the  dead, 
through  the  merits  of  this  same  once  crucified,  but 
now  risen  and  exalted  Saviour.     Amen. 


88  EASTER   EVE. 

Easter  Eve. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xxvii.  57-G6. 
When  the  even  was  come,  there  came  a  rich  man  of  Ari- 
mathsea,  named  Joseph,  who  also  himself  was  Jesus'  disciple: 
he  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged  the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pi- 
late commanded  the  body  to  be  delivered.  And  when  Joseph 
had  taken  the  body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean  linen  cloth, 
and  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb,  which  he  had  hewn  out  in 
the  rock :  and  he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the  se- 
pulchre, and  departed.  And  there  was  Mary  Magdalene, 
and  the  other  Mary,  sitting  over  against  the  sepulchre.  Now 
the  next  day,  that  followed  the  day  of  the  preparation,  the 
chief  priests  and  Pharisees  came  together  unto  Pilate,  saying, 
Sir,  we  remember  that  that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet 
alive,  After  three  days  I  will  rise  again.  Command  there- 
fore that  the  sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest 
his  disciples  come  by  night,  and  steal  him  away,  and  say  unto 
the  people,  He  is  risen  from  the  dead:  so  the  last  error  shall 
be  worse  than  the  first.  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  a 
watch:  go  your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can.  So  they 
went,  and  made  the  sepulchre  sure,  sealing  the  stone,  and 
setting  a  watch. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  iii.  17-22. 

For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  be  so,  that  ye  suffer  for 
well-doing,  than  for  evil-doing.  For  Christ  also  hath  once 
suffered  for  sins,  the  just  for  the  unjust,  that  he  might  bring 
us  to  God,  being  put  to  death  in  the  flesh,  but  quickened  by 
the  Spirit:  by  which  also  he  went  and  preached  unto  the 
spirits  in  prison;  which  sometime  were  disobedient,  when 
once  the  long-suffering  of  God  waited  in  the  days  of  Noah, 
while  the  ark  was  a  preparing,  wherein  few,  that  is,  eight 
souls  were  saved  by  water.  The  like  figure  whereunto  even 
baptism  doth  also  now  save  us,  (not  the  putting  away  of  the 


!  ASTER    DAY.  89 

filth  of  the  flesh,  hut  the  answer  of  a  good  conscience  toward 
God,)  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ:  who  is  gone  into 
heaven,  and  is  on  the  right  hand  of  God;  angels  and  authori- 
ties and  powers  heing  made  subject  unto  him. 

The  Collect. 

0  almighty  God,  who,  by  the  descent  of  our  Savi- 
our Jesus  Christ  into  hades,  and  His  rising  again  from 
the  dead,  hast  given  assurance  that  the  spirits  of 
those  who  sleep  in  Him  do  abide  in  joy  and  felicity; 
grant  unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  such  steadfast  faith 
a;id  lively  hope,  that  we  may  purify  ourselves  as  He 
is  pure;  and  that  we,  with  Thy  whole  redeemed 
Church,  may  speedily  attain  unto  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  when  our  mortal  bodies  shall  put  on  im- 
mortality and  incorruption,  and  we  shall  be  changed 
into  the  likeness  of  His  glorious  body:  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Easter  Day. 



The  Gospel,  St.  John  xx.  1-10.      {St.  Matt,  xxviii.  1-10.) 

The  first  day  of  the  week  cometh  Mary  Magdalene  early, 
when  it  was  yet  dark,  unto  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  stone 
taken  away  from  the  sepulchre.  Then  she  runneth  and 
cometh  to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  other  disciple,  whom  Jesus 
loved,  and  saith  unto  them,  They  have  taken  away  the  Lord 
out  of  the  sepulchre,  and  we  know  not  where  they  have  laid 
him.  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  that  other  disciple, 
and  came  to  the  sepulchre.  So  they  ran  both  together:  and 
the  other  disciple  did  outrun  Peter,  and  came  first  to  the  se- 


90  EASTER   DAY. 

pulclire.  And  he  stooping  down,  and  looking  in,  saw  the 
linen  clothes  lying;  yet  went  he  not  in.  Then  cometh  Simon 
Peter  following  him,  and  went  into  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth 
the  linen  clothes  lie,  and  the  napkin,  that  was  about  his  head, 
not  lying  with  the  linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  together  in  a 
place  by  itself.  Then  went  in  also  that  other  disciple,  which 
came  first  to  the  sepulchre,  and  he  saw,  and  believed.  For 
as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scripture,  that  he  must  rise  again 
from  the  dead.  Then  the  disciples  went  away  again  unto 
their  own  home. 

The  Epistle,  Col.  iii.  1-11.     (1  Cor.  xv.  1-20.) 

If  ye  then  be  risen  with  Christ,  seek  those  things  which 
are  above,  where  Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 
Set  your  affection  on  things  above,  not  on  things  on  the  earth. 
For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 
When  Christ,  who  is  our  life,  shall  appear,  then  shall  ye  also 
appear  with  him  in  glory.  Mortify  therefore  your  members 
which  are  upon  the  earth;  fornication,  uncleanness,  inordi- 
nate affection,  evil  concupiscence,  and  covetousness,  which  is 
idolatry:  for  which  things'  sake  the  wrath  of  God  cometh 
on  the  children  of  disobedience:  in  the  which  ye  also  walked 
sometime  when  ye  lived  in  them.  But  now  ye  also  put  off 
all  these;  anger,  wrath,  malice,  blasphemy,  filthy  communi- 
cation out  of  your  mouth.  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing 
that  ye  have  put  off  the  old  man  with  his  deeds ;  and  have  put 
on  the  new  man,  which  is  renewed  in  knowledge  after  the 
image  of  him  that. created  him:  where  there  is  neither  Greek 
nor  Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncircumcision,  Barbarian,  Scy- 
thian, bond  nor  free:  but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  through  the  resurrection  of 
Thine  only  begotten  Son  Jesus  Christ,  hast  Dvercome 
death,  and  opened  unto  us  the  gate  of  everlasting  life; 


EASTER    DAY.  91 

assist  and  support  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  aspira- 
ti  ns  of  Thy  heavenly  grace,  that  dying  unto  sin  al- 
ways, and  living  unto  righteousness,  we  may  at  last 
triumph  over  death  and  the  grave,  in  the  lull  image 
of  our  risen  Lord:  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.    Amen 

The  Festival   Prayer, 

0  Tiiou  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
we  render  Thee  most  humble  and  hearty  thanks, 
that,  when  He  had  descended  into  the  grave,  Thou 
didst  not  suffer  Thy  Holy  One  to  see  corruption,  nor 
leave  His  soul  in  hades,  but  didst  show  unto  Him  the 
path  of  life,  and  raise  Him  from  the  dead,  and  set 
Him  at  Thine  own  right  hand  in  the  heavenly  places. 
Grant  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  apprehend  with 
true  faith  the  glorious  mystery  of  our  Saviour's  re- 
surrection, and  fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  a  lively 
hope,  that  amid  all  the  sorrows,  trials  and  tempta- 
tions of  our  mortal  state,  and  in  the  hour  of  death, 
we  may  derive  strength  and  comfort  from  this  sure 
pledge,  of  an  inheritance  incorruptible  and  undefiled 
and  that  fadeth  not  away.     Amen. 

0  Thou  Prince  of  Life  and  First^Begotten  of  the 
dead,  whom  not  having  seen  we  love,  breathe  upon 
us  that  we  may  receive  the  Holy  Ghost,  to  abide 
with  us  continually  both  as  the  seal  of  our  adoption, 
and  as  an  earnest  of  the  promised  possession.  Give 
us  power  to  walk  in  the  Spirit  that  we  may  not  fulfill 
the  lusts  of  the  flesh,  but  mortify  our  members  which 
are  upon  the  earth  and  purify  ourselves  even  as  Thou 


92  MONDAY   IN    EASTER   WEEK. 

art  pure,  so  that  at  Thy  second  coming  to  judge  the 
world  in  righteousness,  we  also  may  appear  with 
Thee,  having  our  vile  bodies  changed  into  the  fashion 
of  Thine  own  glorious  body,  according  to  the  work- 
ing whereby  Thou  art  able  even  to  subdue  all  things 
unto  Thyself:  who  art  God  over  all,  blessed  forever. 
Amen. 


Monday  in  Easter  Week. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xxiv.  13-35.     (St  John  xx.  11-18.) 

And,  behold,  two  of  them  went  that  same  day  to  a  village 
called  Emmaus,  which  was  from  Jerusalem  about  threescore 
furlongs.  And  they  talked  together  of  all  these  things  which 
had  happened.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  they  com- 
muned together  and  reasoned,  Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and 
went  with  them.  But  their  eyes  were  holden  that  they  should 
not  know  him.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "What  manner  of 
communications  are  these  that  ye  have  one  to  another,  as  ye 
walk,  and  are  sad?  And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name  was 
Cleopas,  answering,  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  only  a  stranger 
in  Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known  the  things  which  are  come 
to  pass  there  in  these  days?  And  he  said  unto  them,  What 
things?  And  they  said  unto  him,  Concerning  Jesus  of  Na- 
zareth, which  was  a  prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word  before 
God  and  all  the  people:  and  how  the  chief  priests  and  our 
rulers  delivered  him  to  be  condemned  to  death,  and  have  cru- 
cified him.  But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  he  which  should 
have  redeemed  Israel:  and  beside  all  this,  to-day  is  the  third 
day  since  these  things  were  done.  Yea,  and  certain  women 
also  of  our  company  made  us  astonished,  which  were  early  at 
the  sepulchre;  and  when  they  found  not  his  body,  they  came, 
Baying,  that  they  had  also  seen  a  vision  of  angels,  which  said 


MONDAY   IN    EASTER   WEEK.  93 

that  he  was  alive.  And  certain  of  them  which  were  "with  us 
went  to  the  sepulchre,  and  found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had 
said:  but  him  they  saw  not.  Then  he  said  unto  them,  0 
fools,  and  slow  of  heart  to  believe  all  that  the  prophets  have 
spoken:  Ought  not  Christ  to  have  suffered  these  things,  and 
to  enter  into  his  glory?  And  beginning  at  Moses  and  all  the 
prophets,  he  expounded  unto  them  in  all  the  Scriptures  the 
things  concerning  himself.  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village,  whither  they  went:  and  he  made  as  though  he  would 
have  gone  further.  But  they  constrained  him,  saying,  Abide 
■with  us:  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  far  spent. 
And  he  went  in  to  tarry  with  them.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  he  sat  at  meat  with  them,  he  took  bread  and  blessed  it, 
and  brake,  and  gave  to  them.  And  their  eyes  were  opened, 
and  they  knew  him ;  and  he  vanished  out  of  their  sight.  And 
they  said  one  to  another,  Did  not  our  heart  burn  within  us, 
while  he  talked  with  us  by  the  way,  and  while  he  opened  to 
us  the  Scriptures?  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hour,  and  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the  eleven  gathered  together, 
and  them  that  were  with  them,  saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  in- 
deed, and  hath  appeared  to  Simon.  And  they  told  what 
things  were  done  in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of  them 
in  breaking  of  bread. 

The  Epistle,  Acts  x.  34-13.     (1  Cor.  xv.  51-58.) 

Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  I  per- 
ceive that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons:  but  in  every  nation 
he  that  feareth  him,  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted 
with  him.  The  word  which  God  sent  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  preaching  peace  by  Jesus  Christ:  (he  is  Lord  of  all:) 
that  word,  I  say,  ye  know,  which  was  published  throughout 
all  Judea,  and  began  from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism  which 
John  preached ;  how  God  anointed  Jesus  of  Nazareth  with 
the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  power:  who  went  about  doing  good, 
ami  healing  all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil;  for  God  was 
with  him.     And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he  did 


94  FIRST    SUNDAY  AFTER-  EASTER. 

both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem ;  whom  they 
slew  and  hanged  on  a  tree:  him  God  raised  up  the  third  day, 
and  shewed  him  openly;  not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  wit- 
nesses chosen  before  of  God,  even  to  us,  who  did  eat  and 
drink  with  him  after  he  rose  from  the  dead.  And  he  com- 
manded us  to  preach  unto  the  people,  and  to  testify  that  it  is 
he  which  was  ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of  quick 
and  dead.  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  witness,  that  through 
his  name  whosoever  believeth  in  him  shall  receive  remission 
of  sins. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  from  the  tomb  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  hast  caused  the  light  of  Eternal  Life  to 
shine  upon  the  world;  be  pleased,  at  this  season  of 
•  solemn  joy,  to  shed  abroad  Thy  love  in  our  hearts  by 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  inflame  them  with  heavenly 
desires;  that  we  may  continually  seek  the  things 
which  are  above,  where  Christ  sitteth  at  Thy  right 
hand,  and  so,  abiding  in  purity  of  heart  and  mind, 
may  at  length  attain  unto  Thine  everlasting  king- 
dom, there  to  dwell  in  the  glorious  light  of  Thy  pre- 
sence, world  without  end;  through  the  same  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


First  Sunday  after  Easter— Quasimodogeniti,  or 
Dominica  in  Albis. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John*?..  19^31.   (St.  Luke  xxiv.  36-47.) 
Then  the  same  day  at  evening,  being  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  when  the  doors  were  shut  where  the  disciples  were  as- 
sembled for  fear  of  the  Jews,  came  Jesus  and  stood  in  the 
midst,  and  saith  unto  them,  Peace  be  unto  you.     And  when 


FIRST    SUNDAY    ALTER    EASTER.  95 

he  had  BO  Baid,  ho  showed  unto  them  his  hands  and  his  side. 
Then  wore  the  disciples  glad,  when  they  saw  the  Lord.  Then 
said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace  be  unto  you:  as  my  Father 
hath  sent  mo,  even  so  send  I  you.  And  when  he  had  Baid 
this,  ho  breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Receive  ye 
the  Holy  Ghost :  whosesoever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted 
unto  them;  and  whosesoever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained. 
But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not  with 
thorn  when  Jesus  came.  The  other  disciples  therefore  said 
unto  him,  We  have  seen  the  Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them, 
Except  I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put 
my  finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  thrust  my  hand  into 
his  side,  I  will  not  believe.  And  after  eight  days  again  his 
disciples  were  within,  and  Thomas  with  them:  then  came  Je- 
sus, the  doors  being  shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said, 
Peace  be  unto  you.  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach  hither 
thy  fingers,  and  behold  my  hands  ;  and  reach  hither  thy  hand, 
ami  thrust  it  into  my  side:  and  be  not  faithless,  but  believing. 
And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  him,  My  Lord  and  my 
God.  Je-us  saith  unto  him,  Thomas,  because  thou  hast  seen 
me,  thou  hast  believed:  blessed  are  they  that  have  not  seen, 
and  yet  have  believed.  And  many  other  signs  truly  did  Jesus 
in  the  presence  of  his  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this 
book :  but  these  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe  that  Jesus 
is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God;  and  that  believing  ye  might 
have  life  through  his  name. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  v.  4-12.  (2  Tim.  ii.  7-13.) 

For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God  overcomcth  the  world :  and 
this  is  the  victory  that  overcometh  the  world,  even  our  faith. 
"Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world,  but  he  that  believoth 
that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God  ?  This  is  he  that  came  by  water 
and  blood,  even  Jesus  Christ ;  not  by  water  only,  but  by  water 
and  blood.  And  it  is  the  Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  because 
the  Spirit  is  truth.     For  there  are  three  that  bear  record  in 


96  SECOND   SUNDAY   AFTER   EASTER. 

heaven,  the  Father,  the  Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost:  and  these 
three  are  one.  And  there  are  three  that  bear  witness  in  earth, 
the  Spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the  blood :  and  these  three  agree 
in  one.  If  we  receive  the  witness  of  men,  the  witness  of  God 
is  greater:  for  this  is  the  witness  of  God  which  he  hath  testi- 
fied of  his  Son.  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God  hath 
the  witness  in  himself:  he  that  believeth  not  God  hath  made 
him  a  liar;  because  he  believeth  not  the  record  that  God  gave 
of  his  Son.  And  this  is  the  record,  that  God  hath  given  to 
us  eternal  life,  and  this  life  is  in  his  Son.  He  that  hath  the 
Son  hath  life ;  and  he  that  hath  not  the  Son  of  God  hath  not 
life. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  brought  again  from  the 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  the  glorious  Prince  of  salvation, 
with  everlasting  victory  over  hell  and  the  grave; 
grant  unto  us  power,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  rise  with 
Him  to  newness  of  life,  that  we  may  overcome  the 
world  with  the  victory  of  faith,  and  have  part  at  last 
in  the  resurrection  of  the  just;  through  the  merits 
of  this  same  risen  Saviour,  who  liveth  and  reigneth 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


Second  Sunday  after  Easter— Misericordias 
Domini. 


The   Gospel,  St.  John  x.  11-16.    (St.  John  xxi.  15-19.) 

I  am  the  good  shepherd :  the  good  shepherd  giveth  his  life 
for  the  sheep.  But  he  that  is  an  hireling,  and  not  the  shep- 
herd, whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  coming,  and 
leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth:  and  the  wolf  catchcth  them,  and 
scattereth  the  sheep.     The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  an 


SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER   EASTER.  97 

IF 

hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep.  I  am  the  good  shep 
herd,  and  know  my  sheep,  and  am  known  of  mine.  As  the 
Father  knoweth  me,  even  so  know  I  the  Father:  and  I  lay 
down  my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which 
are  not  of  this  fold:  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall 
hear  my  voice;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet,  ii.  20-25.  (Rev.  vii.  13-17.) 

For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be  buffeted  for  your  faults, 
ye  shall  take  it  patiently?  but  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and  suffer 
for  it,  ye  take  it  patiently,  tliis  is  acceptable  with  God.  For 
even  hereunto  were  ye  called :  because  Christ  also  suffered  for 
us,  leaving  us  an  example,  that  ye  should  follow  his  steps : 
who  did  no  sin,  neither  was  guile  found  in  his  mouth:  who, 
when  he  was  reviled,  reviled  not  again;  when  he  suffered,  he 
threatened  not;  but  committed  himself  to  him  that  judgeth 
righteously:  who  his  own  self  bare  our  sins  in  his  own  body 
on  the  tree,  that  we,  being  dead  to  sins,  should  live  unto 
righteousness :  by  whose  stripes  ye  were  healed.  For  ye  were 
as  sheep  going  astray;  but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shep- 
herd and  Bishop  of  your  souls. 

The  Collect.  ^ 

0  God,  who,  of  Thine  abundant  mercy,  hast  begot- 
ten us  again  unto  a  lively  hope,  by  the  resurrection 
of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead ;  let  Thy  great  love 
constrain  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  rise  up,  forsake  all, 
and  follow  Him;  that  as  we  have  been  redeemed  by 
His  blood,  so  we  may  walk  also  in  the  light  of  His 
holy  example,  and  be  joined  to  Him  evermore  as  the 
Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  our  souls :  to  whom,  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

9  G 


98  THIRD    SUNDAY   AFTER    EASTER. 


Third  Sunday  after  Easter— Jubilate. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  16-22.  (Si.  Matt.  x.  16-20.) 

A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me :  and  again,  a  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  see  me,  because  I  go  to  the  Father.  Then 
said  some  of  his  disciples  among  themselves,  What  is  this  that 
he  saith  unto  us,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me :  and 
again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me:  and,  Because  I  go 
to  the  Father  ?  They  said  therefore,  What  is  this  that  he 
saith,  A  little  while?  Ave  cannot  tell  what  he  saith.  Now 
Jesus  knew  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and  said  unto 
them,  Do  ye  inquire  among  yourselves  of  that  I  said,  A  lit- 
tle while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me:  and  again,  a  little  while, 
aud  ye  shall  see  me?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  That 
ye  shall  weep  and  lament,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice:  and  ye 
shall  be  sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy. 
A  woman  when  she  is  in  travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour 
is  come:  but  as  soon  as  she  is  delivered  of  the  child,  she  re- 
membereth  no  more  the  anguish,  for  joy  that  a  man  is  born 
into  the  world.  And  ye  now  therefore  have  sorrow:  but  I 
will  see  you  again,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy 
no  man  taketh  from  you. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  ii.  11-19.  (Acta  it.  8-20.) 

Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you  as  strangers  and  pilgrims, 
abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against  the  soul;  having 
your  conversation  honest  among  the  Gentiles :  that,  whereas 
they  speak  against  you  as  evil  doers,  they  may  by  your  good 
works,  which  they  shall  behold,  glorify  God  in  the  day  of 
visitation.  Submit  yourselves  to  every  ordinance  of  man  for 
the  Lord's  sake  :  whether  it  be  to  the  king,  as  supreme ;  or 
unto  governors,  as  unto  them  that  are  sent  by  him  for  the 
punishment  of  evil  doers,  and  for  the  praise  of  them  that  do 


FOURTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   EASTER.  99 

well.     For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  with  well  doing  ye 

may  put  to  silence  the  ignorance  of  foolish  men:  as  free,  and 
not  using  your  liberty  for  a  cloak  of  maliciousness,  but  as  the 
servants  of  God.  Honour  all  men.  Love  the  brotherhood. 
Fear  God.  Honour  the  king.  Servants,  be  subject  to  your 
masters  with  all  fear;  not  only  to  the  good  and  gentle,  but 
also  to  the  froward.  For  this  is  thankworthy,  if  a  man  for 
conscience  toward  God  endure  grief,  suffering  wrongfully. 

The  Collects 

God  of  all  truth  and  grace,  who  hast  caused  the 
Sun  of  Righteousness  to  arise  upon  a  dark  and  be- 
nighted world,  in  bringing  up  Thy  Holy  One  from 
the  grave ;  be  pleased  graciously  so  to  illuminate  the 
souls  of  Thy  people  with  the  beams  of  heavenly  wis- 
dom, that  they  may  continually  walk  in  Thy  light, 
and  know-both  to  avoid  evil  and  to  follow  after  that 
which  is  good;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter— Oantate, 



The  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  5-15.  (St.  Matt.  x.  24-33.) 
But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him  that  sent  me ;  and  none  of 
you  asketh  me,  Whither  goest  thou?  "But  because  I  have 
said  these  things  unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled  your  heart. 
Nevertheless  I  tell  you  the  truth ;  It  is  expedient  for  you 
that  I  go  away:  for  if  I  go  not  away,  the  Comforter  will  not 
come  unto  you  ;  but  if  I  depart,  I  will  send  him  unto  you. 
And  when  he  is  come,  he  will  reprove  the  world  of  sin,  and  of 
righteousness,  and  of  judgment:  of  sin,  because  they  believe 
not  on  me;  of  righteousness,  because  I  go  to  my  Father,  and 


100  FOURTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   EASTER. 

ye  see  me  no  more;  of  judgment,  because  the  prince  of  this 
world  is  judged.  I  have  yet  many  thing?  to  say  unto  you, 
but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now.  llowbeit  w.ien  he,  the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth:  for  he 
shall  not  speak  of  himself;  but  whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that 
shall  he  speak:  and  he  will  show  you  things  to  come.  He 
shall  glorify  me:  for  he  shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall  shew 
it  unto  you.  All  things  that  the  Father  hath  are  mine: 
therefore  said  I,  that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it 
unto  you. 

The  Epistle,  St.  James  i.  16-21.   (1    Thess.  ii.  9-13.) 

Do  not  err,  my  beloved  brethren.  Every  good  gift  and 
every  perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and  cometh  down  from  the 
Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is  no  variableness,  neither  shadow 
of  turning.  Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us  with  the  word  of 
truth,  that  we  should  be  a  kind  of  first-fruits  of  his  creatures. 
Wherefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  let  every  man  be  swift  to 
hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to  wrath:  for  the  wrath  of  man 
worketh  not  the  righteousness  of  God.  Wherefore  lay  apart 
all  filthiness  and  superfluity  of  naughtiness,  and  receive 
with  meekness  the  engrafted  word,  which  is  able  to  save  your 
souls. 

The  Collect.  -' 

0  God,  the  Father  of  lights,  from  whom  cometh 
down  every  good  and  perfect  gift,  and  who. art  T I13- 
self  the  only  satisfying  portion  of  the  souls  which 
Thou  hast  made;  grant  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee, 
to  raise  our  thoughts  and  affections  from  earth  to 
heaven,  and  to  breathe  continually  after  Thy  pre- 
sence; that  so,  in  the  midst  of  all  worldly  vanity 
and  change,  our  hearts  may  surely  there  be  fixed, 
where  alone  are  to  be  found  true  joys  and  everlast* 
ing  peace;    through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


FIFTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   EASTER.  101 


Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter— Eogate. 
6J  

The  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  23-33.  (St.  Luke  xi.  9-13.) 

And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me  nothing.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  will  give  it  you.  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing 
in  my  name:  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may  be 
full.  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you  in  proverbs;  but 
the  time  cometh,  when  I  shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in 
proverbs,  but  I  shall  shew  you  plainly  of  the  Father.  At  that 
day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name:  and  I  say  not  unto  you,  that 
I  will  pray  the  Father  for  you:  for  the  Father  himself  loveth 
you,  because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  believed  that  I  came 
out  from  God.  I  came  forth  from  the  Father,  and  am  come 
into  the  world:  again,  I  leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the 
Father.  His  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo,  now  speakest  thou 
plainly,  and  speakest  no  proverb.  Now  are  we  sure  that 
thou  knowcst  all  things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man  should 
ask  thee :  by  this  we  believe  that  thou  earnest  forth  from 
God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye  now  believe?  Behold, 
the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered, 
every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone :  and  yet  I 
am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is  with  me.  These  things 
I  have  spoken  unto  you,  that  in  me  ye  might  have  peace. 
In  the  world  ye  shall  have  tribulation :  but  be  of  good  cheer  ; 
I  have  overcome  the  world. 

The  Epistle,  St.  Janus  i.  22-27.  (1  Tim.  ii.  1-6.) 

But  be  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hearers  only,  deceiv- 
ing your  own  selves.  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the  word, 
and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man  beholding  his  natural 
face  in  a  glass :  for  he  beholdeth  himself,  and  gocth  his  way, 
and  straightway  forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he  was.    But 


102  ASCENSION   DAY. 

whoso  looketh  into  the  perfect  law  of  liberty,  and  continueth 
therein,  he  being  not  a  forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of  the 
work,  this  man  shall  be  blessed  in  his  deed.  If  any  man 
among  you  seem  to  be  religious,  and  bridleth  not  his  tongue, 
but  deceiveth  his  own  heart,  this  man's  religion  is  vain. 
Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  God  and  the  Father  is 
this,  To  visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and 
to  keep  himself  unspotted  from  the  world. 

The  Collect. 

Vouchsafe  unto  us,  0  Lord,  the  inspirations  ot 
Thy  salutary  grace,  and  quicken  us  according  to  Thy 
word;  that  knowing  what  is  right,  and  approving 
that  which  is  good,  we  may,  by  patient  continuance 
in  Avell-doing,  seek  for  glory  and  honor  and  immor- 
tality ;  and  so  finally,  having  escaped  the  corruption 
that  is  in  the  world  through  lust,  find  an  entrance 
ministered  unto  us  abundantly  into  the  everlasting 
kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ :  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Ascension  Day, 


The   Gospel,  St.  Mark  xvi.  14-20.   (St.  Luke.  xxiv.  49-53.) 

Afterward  he  appeared  unto  the  eleven  as  they  sat  at  meat, 
and  upbraided  them  with  their  unbelief  and  hardness  of 
heart,  because  they  believed  not  them  which  had  seen  him 
after  he  was  risen.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into  all 
the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature.  He  that 
believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be  saved ;  but  he  thatbelieveth 
not  shall  be   damned.     And   these  sims   shall  follow  them 


ASCENSION   DAY.  103 

that  believe:  in  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils;  they 
shall  speak  with  new  tongues  ;  they  shall  take  up  serpents ; 
and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not  hurt  them ; 
they  shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they  shall  recover.  So 
then  after  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  them,  he  was  received 
up  into  heaven,  and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God.  And 
they  went  forth,  and  preached  every  where,  the  Lord  work- 
ing with  them,  and  confirming  the  word  with  signs  follow- 
ing.    Amen. 

Hi e  Epistle,  Acts,  i.  1-11.  {Ephets.  i.  15-23.) 
The  former  treatise  have  I  made,  0  Theophilus,  of  all  that 
Jesus  began  both  to  do  and  teach,  until  the  day  in  which  he 
was  taken  up,  after  that  he  through  the  Holy  Ghost  had 
given  commandments  unto  the  apostles  whom  he  had  chosen : 
to  whom  also  he  shewed  himself  alive  after  his  passion  by 
many  infallible  proofs,  being  seen  of  them  forty  days,  and 
speaking  of  the  things  pertaining  to  the  kingdom  of  God: 
and,  being  assembled  together  with  them,  commanded  them 
that  they  should  not  depart  from  Jerusalem,  but  wait  for  the 
promise  of  the  Father,  which,  saith  he,  ye  have  heard  of  me. 
For  John  truly  baptized  with  water ;  but  ye  shall  be  bap- 
tized with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many  days  hence.  When 
they  therefore  were  come  together,  they  asked  of  him,  say- 
ing, Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time  restore  again  the  kingdom  to 
Israel  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for  you  to  know 
the  times  or  the  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath  put  in  his 
own  power.  But  ye  shall  receive  power,  after  that  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  come  upon  you:  and  ye  shall  be  witnesses  unto  me 
both  in  Jerusalem  and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria,  and 
unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth.  And  when  he  had 
spoken  these  things,  while  they  beheld,  he  was  taken  up;  and 
a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sight.  And  while  they 
looked  steadfastly  toward  heaven  as  he  went  up,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel ;  which  also  said,  Ye  men 
of  Galilee,  why  stand  ye  gazing  up  into  heaven  ?  this  same 


104  ASCENSION   DAY. 

Jesus,  which  is  taken  up  from  you  into  heaven,  shall  so  come 
in  like  manner  as  ye  have  seen  him  go  into  heaven. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  on  this  day 
didst  glorify  Thy  Son  Jesus,  by  receiving  Him  up  into 
heaven,  and  setting  Him  at  Thine  own  right  hand, 
far  above  all  principality,  and  power,  and  might,  and 
dominion,  and  every  name  that  is  named,  not  only 
in  this  world,  but  also  in  that  which  is  to  come  ;  work 
in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  such  firm  and  abiding  faith 
in  this  mystery  as  may  raise  us  in  heart  and  mind 
above  all  things  here  below,  to  dwell  with  Christ  in 
heavenly  places,  and  to  possess  in  Him  our  true  life; 
so  that  when  He  shall  appear  again,  according  to  His 
word,  we  also  may  appear  with  Him  in  glory  ever- 
lasting: to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  all  worship  and  praise,  world  without  end.    Amen. 

The  Festival  Prayer. 

0  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thou  conqueror  of  death  and 
hell,  who  from  the  depths  of  Thy  humiliation  didst 
pass  into  the  heavens,  and  art  crowned  with  glory 
and  honor  as  King  of  saints  and  eternal  High  Priest 
over  the  house  of  God;  let  Thy  all-powerful  interces- 
sions prevail  on  our  behalf,  that,  being  delivered  from 
the  curse  of  sin,  we  may  receive  grace  and  strength 
to  follow  Thee  with  patient  endurance  through  the 
sorrows  and  pains  of  earth  and  the  darkness  of  the 
grave,  and,  having  thus  shared  in  Thy  sufferings  here, 
become  partakers  also  of  Thy  joy  and  glory  hi  the 
everlasting  kingdom  of  the  Father.     Amen. 


SUNDAY    .AFTER   ASCENSION   DAY.  105 


Sunday  after  Ascension  Day— Exaudi. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xv.  2S— xvi.  1.    (£*.  7b/t«  vii.  33-39.) 

But  when  the  Comforter  is  come,  whom  I  will  send  unto 
you  from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  which  proceed- 
eth  from  the  Father,  he  shall  testify  of  me:  and  ye  also  shall 
bear  witness,  because  ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  begin- 
ning. These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  ye  should 
not  be  offended. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  iv.  7-11.  {Acts  xix.  1-7.) 

But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand:  be  ye  therefore  sober, 
and  watch  unto  prayer.  And  above  all  things  have  fervent 
charity  among  yourselves:  for  charity  shall  cover  the  multi- 
tude of  sins.  Use  hospitality  one  to  another  without  grudg- 
ing. As  every  man  hath  received  the  gift,  even  so  minister 
the  same  one  to  another,  as  good  stewards  of  the  manifold 
grace  of  God.  If  any  man  speak,  let  him  speak  as  the 
oracles  of  God ;  if  any  man  minister,  let  him  do  it  as  of  the 
ability  which  God  giveth:  that  God  in  all  things  may  be  glo- 
rified through  Jesus  Christ,  to  whom  be  praise  and  dominion 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

The  Collect.  ^ 

0  God,  the  King  of  glory,  who  through  the  resur- 
rection and  ascension  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  hast 
opened  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all  believers ;  leave 
us  not  orphans,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  our  weary  mor- 
tal state,  but  send  unto  us  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Com- 
forter; who  may  guide  us  always  in  the  way  of  truth 
and  peace,  and  bring  us  in  the  end  to  those  mansions 
of  rest  in  which  Christ  now  dwells  and  reigns:  to 


106  WHITSUNDAY — PENTECOST. 

whom.,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Whitsunday— Pentecost, 



The  Gospel,  St.  John  xiv.  15-31.  {Joel  ii.  28-32.) 

If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments.  And  I  -will  pray 
the  Father,  and  he  shall  give  you  another  Comforter,  that  he 
may  abide  with  you  forever;  even  the  Spirit  of  truth;  whom 
the  world  cannot  receive,  because  it  seeth  him  not,  neither 
knowethhim:  but  ye  know  him;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you, 
and  shall  be  in  you.  I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless :  I  will 
come  to  you.  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  world  seeth  me  no 
more;  but  ye  see  me:  because  I  live,  ye  shall  live  also.  At 
that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  my  Father,  and  ye  in  me, 
and  I  in  you.  He  that  hath  my  commandments,  and  kecpeth 
them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me:  and  he  that  loveth  me  shall  be 
loved  of  my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will  manifest 
myself  to  him.  Judas  saith  unto  him,  not  Iscariot,  Lord,  how 
is  it  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto  the 
world?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  If  a  man  love  me, 
he  will  keep  my  words:  and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we 
will  come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  lie  that 
loveth  me  not,  keepeth  not  my  sayings :  and  the  word  which 
ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the  Father's  which  sent  me.  These 
tilings  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  being  yet  present  with  you. 
But  the  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the 
Father  will  send  in  my  name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things, 
and  bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance,  whatsoever  I  have 
said  unto  you.  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace  I  give 
unto  you:  not  as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  Let 
not  your^ieart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid.  Ye  have 
heard  how  I  said  unto  you,  I  go  away,  and  come  again  unto 


WHITSUNDAY — FEU  TECOST.  107 

you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would  rejoice,  because  I  said,  I  go 
unto  the  Father:  for  uiy  Father  is  greater  than  I.  And  now 
I  have  told  you  before  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it  is  come 
to  pass,  ye  might  believe.  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk  much 
with  you:  for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh,  and  hath 
nothing  in  me.  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love 
the  Father  ;  and  as  the  Father  gave  me  commandment,  even 
so  I  do.     Arise,  let  us  go  hence. 

The  Epistle,  Aett  ii.  1-11.  (Acts  ii.  22-41.) 

And  when  the  day  of  Pentecost  was  fully  come,  they  were 
all  with  one  accord  in  one  place.  And  suddenly  there  came 
a  sound  from  heaven  as  of  a  rushing  mighty  wind,  and  it  filled 
all  the  house  where  they  were  sitting.  And  there  appeared 
unto  them  cloven  tongues  like  as  of  fire,  and  it  sat  upon  each 
of  them.  And  they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
began  to  speak  with  other  tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them 
utterance.  And  there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem  Jews,  de- 
vout men,  out  of  every  nation  under  heaven.  Xow  when  this 
was  noised  abroad,  the  multitude  came  together,  and  were 
confounded,  because  that  every  man  heard  them  speak  in  his 
own  language.  And  they  were  all  amazed  and  marvelled, 
ing  one  to  another,  Behold,  are  not  all  these  which  speak 
Galileans?  and  how  hear  we  every  man  in  our  own  tongue, 
wherein  we  were  born  ?  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and  Elamites, 
and  the  dwellers  in  Mesopotamia,  and  in  Judea,  and  Cappa- 
docia,  in  Pontus,  and  Asia,  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in 
Egypt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Libya  about  Cyrene,  and  strangers 
of  Piome,  Jews  and  proselytes,  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do 
hear  them  speak  in  our  tongues  the  wonderful  works  of  God. 

The  Collect. 

God  of  .all  peace  and  consolation,  who  didst  glo- 
riously fulfill  the  great  promise  of  the  Gospel,  by  send- 
ing down  Thy  Holy  Ghost  on  the  day  of  Pentecost, 


108  WIimiONDAY. 

to  establish  the  Church  as  the  home  of  his  continual 
presence  and  power  among  men ;  mercifully  grant 
unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  this  same  gift  of  the  Spirit, 
to  renew,  illuminate,  refresh,  and  sanctify  our  dying 
souls,  to  be  over  us  and  around  us  like  the  light  and 
dew  of  heaven,  and  to  be  in  us  evermore  as  a  well  of 
water  springing  up  into  everlasting  life;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom  with  Thee,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  be  honor  and  glory,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

The  Festival  Prayer. 

0  Holt  Ghost,  Spirit  of  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
who  by  Thy  quickening  energy  hast  raised  us  up  to  a 
new  life  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  dost  in  mercy  to  our  in- 
firmities condescend  to  dwell  in  our  mortal  bodies  as 
Thy  consecrated  temples;  bring  forth  in  our  hearts 
and  lives,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  fruits  of  love,  joy, 
peace,  long-suffering,  gentleness,  faith,  meekness  and 
temperance;  that  so  walking  in  Thee  with  all  holy 
obedience  we  may  stand  firm  in  the  knowledge  and 
love  of  the  truth  against  the  wiles  of  the  Devil,  over- 
come the  world,  and  be  glorified  in  the  fellowship  of 
the  Father  and  the  Son:  to  whom  with  Thee  who  art 
coequal  and  coeternal  God,  Ave  ascribe  all  honor, 
thanksgiving  and  praise.     Amen. 


Wkitmonday. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  iii.  16-21.  {St.  Jokni\.  13-24.) 

For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten 
Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should  not  perish,  but 


W1IITM0XDAT.  109 

have  everlasting  life.  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  tho 
world  to  condemn  the  world;  but  that  the  world  through  him 
might  be  saved.  He  that  believeth  on  him  is  not  condemned: 
but  he  that  believeth  not  is  condemned  already,  because  he  hath 
not  believed  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten  Son  of  God. 
I  this  is  the  condemnation,  that  light  is  come  into  the 
world,  and  men  loved  darkness  rather  than  light,  because 
their  deeds  were  evil.  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil  hateth 
the  light,  neither  cometh  to  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should  be 
reproved.  But  he  that  doeth  truth  cometh  to  the  light,  that 
his  deeds  may  be  made  manifest,  that  they  are  wrought  in  God. 

T7ie  Epistle,  Acts  x.  34-48. 

Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  I  perceive 
that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons:  but  in  every  nation  he 
that  feareth  him,  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted  with 
him.  The  word  which  God  sent  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
preaching  peace  by  Jesus  Christ:  (he  is  Lord  of  all :)  that 
word,  I  say,  ye  know,  which  was  published  throughout  all 
Judea,  and  began  from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism  which  John 
preached ;  how  God  anointed  Jesus  of  Nazareth  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  with  power:  who  went  about  doing  good  and 
healing  all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil ;  for  God  was  with 
him.  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he  did  both 
in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem ;  whom  they  slew 
and  hanged  on  a  tree :  him  God  raised  up  the  third  day,  and 
shewed  him  openly;  not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  witnesses 
chosen  before  of  God,  even  to  us,  who  did  eat  and  drink  with 
him  after  he  rose  from  the  dead.  And  he  commanded  us  to 
preach  unto  the  people,  and  to  testify  that  it  is  he  which  was 
ordained  of  God  to  be  the  judge  of  quick  and  dead.  To  him 
give  all  the  prophets  witness,  that  through  his  name  whosoever 
believeth  in  him  shall  receive  remission  of  sins.  AYhile  Peter 
yet  spake  these  words,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which 
heard  the  word.  And  they  of  the  circumcision  which  believed 
10 


110  TRINITY   SUNDAY. 

were  astonished,  as  many  as  came  with  Peter,  because  that 
on  the  Gentiles  also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  For  they  heard  them  speak  with  tongues,  and  mag- 
nify God.  Then  answered  Peter,  Can  any  man  forbid  water, 
that  these  should  not  be  baptized,  which  have  received  the 
Holy  Ghost  as  well  as  we?  And  he  commanded  them  to  be 
baptized  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  Then  prayed  they  him  to 
tarry  certain  days. 

The  Collect. 

Most  glorious  and  blessed  God,  who  through  the 
Holy  Ghost,  hast  made  Thy  One  Catholic  Church  to 
be  the  Body  of  Christ,  the  fulness  of  Him  that  filleth 
all  in  all;  we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  grant  unto  us, 
and  to  all  Thy  people,  such  strong  and  steadfast 
faith  in  this  great  mystery  of  grace,  that  being  safe- 
ly defended  from  all  heresy  and  schism,  we  may  ever 
abide  in  the  unity  of  the  Spirit,  and  so  grow  up  into 
Him  in  all  things  which  is  the  Head,  even  Christ :  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
be  all  honor  and  praise,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Trinity  Sunday. 

The  Gospel,  St.  John  iii.  1-1-3.  {St.  Matt,  xxviii,  18-20.) 
There  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nicodemus,  a 
ruler  of  the  Jews :  the  same  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and  said 
unto  him,  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a  teacher  come  from 
God:  for  no  man  can  do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest,  ex- 
cept God  be  with  him.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born  again, 
he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God.  Nicodemus  saith  unto 
him,  How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old?    can  he   enter 


TRINITY    SUNDAY.  Ill 

the  second  time  into  his  mother's  womb,  and  be  born?  Jesus 
answered,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be 
born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God.  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh;  and 
that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit.  Marvel  not  that  I 
said  unto  thee,  Ye  must  be  born  again.  The  wind  bloweth 
where  it  listeth,  and  thou  nearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  ca^t 
not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth:  so  is  every 
one  that  is  born  of  the  Spirit.  Nicodemus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  How  can  these  things  be?  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and  knowest  not  these 
things '.'  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  We  speak  that  we 
do  know,  and  testify  that  we  have  seen ;  and  ye  receive  not 
our  witness.  If  I  have  told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye  be- 
lieve not,  how  shall  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  of  heavenly  things  ? 
And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came 
down  from  heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which  is  in  heaven. 
And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so 
must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted  up:  that  whosoever  believeth  in 
him  should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life. 

The  Epistle,  Rev.  iv.  1-11.     (1  John  v.  1-12.) 

After  this  I  looked,  and,  behold,  a  door  was  opened  in  hea- 
ven :  and  the  first  voice  which  I  heard  was  as  it  were  of  a 
trumpet  talking  with  me;  which  said,  Come  up  hither,  and  I 
will  show  thee  things  which  must  be  hereafter.  And  imme- 
diately I  was  in  the  Spirit :  and,  behold,  a  throne  was  set  in 
h  saven,  and  one  sat  on  the  throne.  And  he  that  sat  was  to 
look  upon  like  a  jasper  and  a  sardine  stone :  and  there  was  a 
rainbow  round  about  the  throne,  in  sight  like  unto  an  emerald. 
And  round  about  the  throne  were  four  and  twenty  seats: 
and  upon  the  seats  I  saw  four  and  twenty  elders  sitting, 
clothed  in  white  raiment ;  anil  they  had  on  their  heads  crowns 
of  gold.  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded  lightnings  and 
thunderings  and  voices  :  *and  there  were  seven  lamps  of  firo 
burning  before  the  throne,  which  are  the. seven  spirits  of  God. 


112  FIRST    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

And  before  the  throne  there  -was  a  sea  of  glass  like  unto 
crystal:  and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne,  and  round  about  the 
throne,  were  four  beasts  full  of  eyes  before  and  behind.  And 
the  first  beast  was  like  a  lion,  and  the  second  beast  like  a 
calf,  and  the  third  beast  had  a  face  as  a  man,  and  the  fourth 
beast  was  like  a  flying  eagle.  And  the  four  beasts  had  each 
oLthem  six  wings  about  him ;  and  they  were  full  of  eyes  with- 
in: and  they  rest  not  day  and  night,  saying,  Holy,  holy, 
holy,  Lord  God  Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and  is  to  come 
And  when  those  beasts  give  glory  and  honor  and  thanks  to 
him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  the 
four  and  twenty  elders  fall  down  before  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  and  worship  him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and 
cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne,  saying,  Thou  art  worthy, 
0  Lord,  to  receive  glory  and  honor  and  power:  for  thou  hast 
created  all  things,  and  for  thy  pleasure  they  are  and  were 
created. 

The  Collect* 

0  God,  the  Creator  and  Saviour  of  the  world,  who 
hast  made  Thyself  known  in  the  work  of  man's  re- 
demption, as  the  Mystery  of  the  ever  adorable  Trin- 
ity, Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  Three  in  One  and 
One  in  Three;  reveal  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the 
full  power  of  this  faith,  into  which  we  have  been 
planted  by  baptism;  that  being  born  of  water  and  of 
the  Spirit,  we  may  by  a  life  of  holiness  be  formed 
into  Thine  image  here,  and  rise  to  Thy  blissful  pre- 
sence hereafter :  there  to  join,  with  the  song  of 
the  seraphim  in  praising  Thee,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

Note. — Instead  of  a  Festival  Prayer  on  Trinity  Sunday,  the  Te  Deum  shall  be 
chanted,  or  else  recited  antiphonally,  as  a  substitute  for  the  Psalm  or  Hymn  im- 
mediately before  the  sermon. 

But  if  the  Holy  Communion  be  celebrated  on  Trinity  Sunday,  or  on  a  Sunday 
after  Trinity  and  before  Advent,  such  use  of  the  Te  Deum  immediately  before  the 
Sermon  shall  be  omitted. 


FIRST    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.  113 


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First  Sunday  after  Trinity. 


Lu  4 


T7«?  Gosjh?,  St.  Luke  xvi.  19-31.     (St.  Matt.  xvi.  13-20.) 

There  was  a  certain  rich  man,  which  was  clothed  in  purple 
and  Cne  linen,  and  fared  sumptuously  every  day :  and  there  was 
a  certain  beggar  named  Lazarus,  which  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full 
of  sores,  and  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs  which  fell  from 
the  rich  man's  table:  moreover  the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 
And  it  came  to  pass  that  the  beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by  the 
angels  into  Abraham's  bosom:  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was 
buried;  and  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being  in  torments,  and 
seeth  Abraham  afar  off.  and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom.  And  he  cried 
and  said.  Father  Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and  send  Laza- 
rus, that  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my 
tongue;  for  I  am  tormented  in  this  flame.  But  Abraham  said, 
Son,  remember  that  thou  in  thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy  good 
things,  and  likewise  Lazarus  evil  things :  but  now  he  is  comfort- 
ed, and  thou  art  tormented.  And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and 
y<>ii  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed:  so  that  they  which  would  pass 
from  hence  to  you  cannot ;  neither  can  they  pass  to  us  that  would 
come  from  thence.  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee  therefore,  father, 
that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father's  house :  for  I  have  five 
brethren;  that  he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come 
into  this  place  of  torment.  Abraham  saith  unto  him,  They  have 
M<  i8ea  and  the  prophets ;  let  them  hear  them.  And  lie  said,  Nay, 
father  Abraham :  but  if  one  went  unto  them  from  the  dead,  they 
will  repent.  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they  hear  not  Moses  and 
the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded,  though  one  rose 
from  the  dead. 

Th e  Epistle,  1  John  iv.  7-21 .    ( Eph.  ii.  10-22. ) 

Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another:  for  love  is  of  God;  and  every 

h  is  born  of  God,  and  knoweth  God.    I  f  e  thatlovel  h 
not,  knoweth  not  God;  for  God  is  love.    In  this  was  manifested 
the  love  of  God  toward  us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only  be- 
ir  10* 


114  FIRST    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

gotten  Son  into  the  world,  that  we  might  live  through  him, 
Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us, 
and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the  propitiation  for  our  sins.  Beloved, 
if  God  so  loved  us  we  ought  also  to  love  one  another.  No 
man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time.  If  we  love  one  another,  God 
dwelleth  in  us,  and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us.  Hereby  know 
we  that  we  dwell  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given 
us  of  his  Spirit.  And  we  have  seen  and  do  testify,  that  the 
Father  sent  the  Son  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world.  Whoso- 
ever shall  confess  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwelleth 
in  him,  and  he  in  God.  And  we  have  known  and  believed  the 
love  that  God  hath  to  us.  God  is  love;  and  he  that  dwelleth 
in  love  dwelleth  in  God,  and  God  in  him.  Herein  is  our  love 
made  perfect,  that  Ave  may  have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment: because  as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this  world.  There  is  no 
fear  in  love;  but  perfect  love  casteth  out  fear:  because  fear 
hath  torment.  ■  He  that  feareth,  is  not  made  perfect  in  love. 
We  love  him,  because  he  first  loved  us.  If  a  man  say,  I  love 
God,  and  hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar :  for  he  that  loveth 
not  his  brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  how  can  he  love  God  whom 
he  hath  not  seen?  And  this  commandment  have  we  from  him, 
That  he  who  loveth  God  love  his  brother  also. 

The  Collect.  \/ 

0  God,  the  strength  of  all  them  that  put  their  trust 
in  Thee,  who  hast  not  appointed  us  unto  wrath,  but 
to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  because 
through  the  weakness  of  our  mortal  nature  we  can  do 
no  good  thing  without  Thee,  we  beseech  Thee  to  grant 
us  the  help  of  Thy  grace,  and  to  breathe  into  us  that 
divine  charity  which  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  law;  that 
in  keeping  Thy  commandments  we  may  please  Thee 
both  in  will  and  deed,  and  be  counted  worthy,  after 
the  sufferings  of  this  life,  to  reign  with  Christ  in  hea- 
ven: to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.  11-J 


Second  Sunday  after  Trinity 

I *4 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xiv.  16-24.  (St.  Matt,  xviii.  11-20.) 

Then  said  ho  unto  him,  A  certain  man  made  a  great  supper, 
and  bade  many:  and  sent  his  servant  at  supper  time  to  say 
to  them  that  were  bidden,  Come;  for  all  things  are  now  ready. 
And  they  all  with  one  consent  began  to  make  excuse.  The 
first  said  unto  him,  I  have  bought  a  piece  of  ground,  and  I 
must  needs  go  and  see  it:  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused. 
And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go 
to  prove  them:  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And  another 
said,  I  have  married  a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot  come.  So 
that  servant  came,  and  shewed  his  lord  these  things.  Then 
the  master  of  the  house,  being  angry,  said  to  his  servant,  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring 
in  hither  the  poor,  and  the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind. 
And  the  servant  said,  Lord,  it  is  done  as  thou  hast  commanded, 
and  yet  there  is  room.  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant,  go 
out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and  compel  them  to  come  in, 
that  my  house  may  be  filled.  Fori  say  unto  you,  That  none 
of  those  men  which  were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  iii.  13-24.   (Eph.  iv.  4-1G.) 

Marvel  not,  my.  brethren,  if  the  world  hate  you.  We 
know  that  we  have  passed  from  death  unto  life,  because 
we  love  the  brethren.  lie  that  lovetli  not  his  brother 
abideth  in  death.  Whosoever  hatetli  his  brother  is  a  mur- 
r:  and  ye  know  that  no  murderer  hath  eternal  life 
abiding  in  him.  Hereby  perceive  we  the  love  of  God,  be- 
cause he  laid  down  his  life  for  us:  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  our  lives  for  the  brethren.  But  wheso  hath  this 
world's  good,  and  seeth  his  brother  have  need,  and  shutteth 
up    his  bowels  of    compassion  from  him,   how  dwelleth  the 


116  THIRD    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

love  of  God  in  him  ?  My  little  ehildren,  let  us  not  love 
in  word,  neither  in  tongue;  but  in  deed  and  in  truth. 
and  hereby  we  know  that  we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall 
assure  our  hearts  before  hiui.  For  if  our  heart  condemn 
us,  God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all  things. 
Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not,  then  have  we  con- 
fidence toward  God.  And  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive 
of  him,  because  we  keep  his  commandments,  and  do  those 
things  that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight.  And  this  is  his  com- 
mandment, That  we  should  believe  on  the  name  of  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  as  he  gave  us  command- 
ment. And  he  that  keepeth  his  commandments  dwelleth 
in  him,  and  he  in  him.  And  hereby  we  know  that  he 
abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  source  of  all 
life  and  joy,  who,  by  the  glad  sound  of  the  gospel, 
hast  called  us  to  have  part  in  Thy  kingdom  and 
glory;  shine  powerfully  into  our  hearts,  we  beseech 
Thee,  by  Thy  word  and  Spirit,  and  draw  us  with 
the  cords  of  Thy  constraining  grace;  that  we  may 
heartily  choose  that  good  part  which  shall  not  be 
taken  away  from  us,  and  give  all  diligence  to  make 
our  calling  and  election  sure;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


Third   Sunday  after  Trinity. 
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The   Gospel,  St.  Luke  xv.  1-10.   (St.  Johnxv.  1-14.) 

Then  drew  near  unto  him  all  the  publicans  and  sinners 
for  to  hear  him.  And  the  Pharisees  and  Scribes  murmured, 
saying,  This  man   receiveth  sinners,    and  eateth  with  them. 


TIIIRD    SUNDAY  AFTER    TRINITY.  117 

And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  them,  saying,  "What  man  of 
you,  having  an  hundred  sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of  them,  doth 
not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go  after 
that  which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it?  And  when  he  hath  found 
it,  he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing.  And  when  he 
cometh  home,  he  calleth  together  his  friends  and  neigh- 
bours, saying  unto  them,  Rejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found 
my  sheep  which  was  lost.  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy 
shall  be  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  more  than 
over  ninety  and  nine  just  persons  which  need  no  repentance. 
Either  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose 
one  piece,  doth  not  light  a  candle,  and  sweep  the  house,  and. 
seek  diligently  till  she  find  it?  And  when  she  hath  found 
it,  she  calleth  her  friends  and  her  neighbours  together,  say- 
ing, Rejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found  the  piece  which  I 
had  lost.  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  There  is  joy  in  the 
presence   of  the   angels  of   God  over   one  sinner   that  re- 


penteth. 


The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  v.  5-11.  (1  Cor.  xii.  12-27.) 

Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  yourselves  unto  the  elder. 
Yea,  all  of  you  be  subject  one  to  another,  and  be  clothed 
with  humility:  for  God  resisteth  the  proud,  and  giveth 
grace  to  the  humble.  Humble  yourselves  therefore  under 
the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time : 
casting  all  your  care  upon  him ;  for  he  careth  for  you.  Be 
sober,  be  vigilant ;  because  your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a 
roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour: 
whom  resist  steadfast  in  the  faith,  knowing  that  the  same 
afflictions  are  accomplished  in  your  brethren  that  arc  in 
the  world.  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us 
unto  his  eternal  glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye  have 
suffered  awhile,  make  you  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen,  set- 
tle you.  To  him  be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 


118  FOURTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  Lord,  strong  to  deliver  and  mighty  to 
save,  who  hast  been  the  refuge  and  dwelling-place  of 
Thy  people  in  all  generations ;  perfect  and  fulfill  in 
us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  work  of  Thy  converting 
grace,  and  be  pleased  to  confirm  us  in  every  good 
purpose  and  deed;  that  having  been  called  into  the 
way  of  righteousness,  we  may  have  power  to  continue 
steadfastly  in  the  same  until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ: 
to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all 
honor  and  praise,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 

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Tile  Gospel,  St.  Luke  vi.  36-42.   (St.  John  iii.  1-8.) 

Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your  Father  also  is  merciful. 
Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judged:  condemn  not,  and  ye 
shall  not  be  condemned:  forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  forgiven: 
give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you,  good  measure,  pressed 
down,  and  shaken  together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give 
into  your  bosom.  For  with  the  same  measure  that  ye  mete 
withal  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again.  And  he  spake  a 
parable  unto  them,  Can  the  blind  lead  the  blind?  shall  they 
not  both  fall  into  the  ditch?  The  disciple  is  not  above  his 
master :  but  every  one  that  is  perfect  shall  be  as  his  master. 
And  why  b  eh  oldest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's 
eve,  but  perceivest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 
Either  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Brother,  let  me 
pull  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself 
beholdest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye?  Thou 
hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and 
then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
brother's  eye. 


FIFTII    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRIXITW  119 

Tlie  Epistle,  Rom,  viii.  18-23.  {Gal.  iii.  26-29.) 

For  I  reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are 
not  worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  re- 
vealed in  us.  For  the  earnest  expectation  of  the  creature 
waiteth  for  the  manifestation  of  the  sons  of  God.  For  the 
creature  was  made  subject  to  vanity,  not  willingly,  but  by 
reason  of  him  who  hath  subjected  the  same  in  hope,  because 
the  creature  itself  also  shall  be  delivered  from  the  bondage  of 
corruption  into  the  glorious  liberty  of  the  children  of  God. 
For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation  groaneth  and  travaileth 
in  pain  together  until  now.  And  not  only  they,  but  our- 
selves also,  which  have  the  first  fruits  of  the. Spirit,  even  we 
ourselves  groan  within  ourselves,  waiting  for  the  adoption,  to 
wit,  the  redemption  of  our  body. 

jy  TJie  Collect.* 

0  God,  whose  favor  is  life,  and  in  whose  presence 
there  is  fulness  of  peace  and  joy ;  vouchsafe  unto  us, 
■we  beseech  Thee,  such  an  abiding  sense  of  the  reality 
and  glory  of  those  things  which  Thou  hast  prepared 
for  them  that  love  Thee,  as  may  serve  to  raise  us 
above  the  vanity  of  this  present  world,  both  in  its 
pleasures  and  in  its  necessary  trials  and  pains;  so 
that  under  Thy  guidance  and  help  all  things  here 
shall  work  together  for  our  everlasting  salvation; 
through   Jesus   Christ  our   Lord.     Amen. 


Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  v.  1-11.  [St.  Johnvi.  47-59.) 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  the  people  pressed  upon  him 
to  hear  the  word  of  God,  he  stood  by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret, 


120  FIFTH   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

and  saw  two  ships  standing  by  the  lake :  but  the  fishermen 
were  gone  out  of  them,  and  were  washing  their  nets.  And 
he  entered  into  one  of  the  ships,  which  was  Simon's,  and 
prayed  him  that  he  would  thrust  out  a  little  from  'the 
land.  And  he  sat  down,  and  taught  the  people  out  of  the 
ship.  Now  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he  said  unto  Simon, 
Launch  out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a 
draught.  And  Simon  answering  said  unto  him,  Master,  we 
have  toiled  all  the  night,  and  have  taken  nothing :  neverthe- 
less at  thy  word  I  will  let  down  the  net.  And  when  they 
had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of  fishes:  and 
their  net  brake.  And  they  beckoned  unto  their  partners, 
which  were  in  the  other  ship,  that  they  should  come  and  help 
them.  And  they  came  and  filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they 
began  to  sink.  When  Simon  Peter  saw  it,  he  fell  down  at 
Jesus'  knees,  saying,  Depart  from  me;  for  I  am  a  sinful 
man,  0  Lord.  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that  were  with 
him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken :  and 
so  was  also  James,  and  John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  which 
were  partners  with  Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon, 
Fear  not;  from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch  men.  And  when 
they  had  brought  their  ships  to  land,  they  forsook  all,  and 
followed  him. 

The  Epistle,  1  Fet.  iii.  8-15.   {Acts  ii.  41-47.) 

Finally,  be  ye  all  of  one  mind,  having  compassion  one  of 
another,  love  as  brethren,  be  pitiful,  be  courteous :  not  ren- 
dering evil  for  evil,  or  railing  for  railing:  but  contrariwise 
blessing;  knowing  that  ye  are  thereunto  called,  that  ye 
should  inherit  a  blessing.  For  he  that  will  love  life,  and  see 
good  days,  let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips 
that  they  speak  no  guile  :  let  him  eschew  evil,  and  do  good; 
let  him  seek  peace,  and  ensue  it.  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
are  over  the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their 
prayers:  but  the  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do 
evil.     And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  followers 


SIXTH    SUNDAY    AFTER   TRINITY.  121 

of  that  which  is  good?  But  and  if  ye  suffer  for  righteous- 
ness' sake,  happy  are  ye:  and  be  not  afraid  of  their  terror, 
neither  be  troubled;  but  sanctify  the  Lord  God  in  your 
hearts:  and  be  ready  always  to  give  an  answer  to  every  man 
that  asketh  you  a  reason  of  the  hope  that  is  in  you  with 
meekness  and  fear. 

The  Collect. 

Cause  Thy  Church  to  arise  and  shine,  0  Lord,  and 
let  her  ministers  be  clothed  with  righteousness  and 
salvation;  that  Thy  word  which  is  in  their  hands 
may  not  return  unto  Thee  void,  but  have  free  course 
and  be  glorified  in  the  world;  prospering  in  the 
thing  whereuuto  Thou  hast  sent  it,  and  prevailing 
mightily  to  turn  men  from  darkness  to  light,  and 
from  the  power  of  Satan  unto  God,  that  they  may  re- 
ceive forgiveness  of  sins,  and  inheritance  among  them 
which  are  sanctified  by  faith  that  is  in  Christ:  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 


The  Gospel,  St,  Mall.  v.  20-26.  {St  Malt.  x\.  25-30.) 

For  I  say  unto  you,  That  except  your  righteousness  shall 
exceed  the  righteousness  of  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye 
shall  in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Ye  have 
heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not 
kill;  and  whosoever  shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judg- 
ment: but  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever  is  angry  with  his 
brother  without  a  cause  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  iudcjment: 
and  whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in 
11 


122  SIXTH    SUNDAY   AFTER  TRINITY. 

clanger  of  th«  council:  but  ■whosoever  shall  say,  Thou  fool, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  hell  fire.  Therefore  if  thou  bring  thy 
gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  reinemberest  that  thy  brother 
hath  aught  against  thee ;  leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar, 
and  go  thy  way;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  offer  thy  gift.  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly, 
while  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him;  lest  at  any  time  the  ad- 
versary deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee 
to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison.  Verily  I  say 
unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou 
hast  paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  vi.  3-11.   (Rom.  iii.  19-28.) 

Know  ye  not,  that  so  many  of  us  as  were  baptized  into 
Jesus  Christ  were  baptized  into  his  death?  Therefore  we 
are  buried  with  him  by  baptism  into  death :  that  like  as  Christ 
was  raised  up  from  the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Father,  even 
so  we  also  should  walk  in  newness  of  life.  For  if  we  have 
been  planted  together  in  the  likeness  of  his  death,  we  shall  be 
also  in  the  likeness  of  his  resurrection :  knowing  this,  that 
our  old  man  is  crucified  with  him,-  that  the  body  of  sin  might 
be  destroyed,  that  henceforth  we  should  not  serve  sin.  For 
he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from  sin.  Now  if  we  be  dead  with 
Christ,  we  believe  that  we  shall  also  live  with  him:  knowing 
that  Christ  being  raised  from  the  dead  dieth  no  more:  death 
hath  no  more  dominion  over  him.  For  in  that  he  died,  he 
died  unto  sin  once:  but  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto  God. 
Likewise  reckon  ye  also  yourselves  to  be  dead  indeed  unto 
sin,  but  alive  unto  God  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  through  whose 
mercy  we  are  saved  by  the  washing  of  regeneration 
and  renewing  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  let  this  grace  reign 
in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  as  the  power  of  a  new  hear 


SEVENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.  123 

venly  life;  wherein*  denying  ungodliness  and  worldly 
lusts,  we  may  live  soberly,  righteously,  and  godly,  in 
this  present  world;  looking  for  the  glorious  appearing 
of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who  gave  Himself  for  us, 
that  He  might  redeem  us  from  all  iniquity,  and  purify 
unto  Himself  a  peculiar  people,  zealous  of  good  works : 
to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Seventh   Sunday  after  Trinity. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Mark  viii.  1-9.  (St.  Luke  xv.  11-32.) 

In  those  days  the  multitude  being  very  great,  and  having 
nothing  to  eat,  Jesus  called  his  disciples  unto  him,  and  saith 
unto  them-,  I  have  compassion  on  the  multitude,  because  they 
have  now  been  with  me  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat : 
ami  if  I  send  them  away  fasting  to  their  own  houses,  they 
will  faint  by  the  way:  for  divers  of  them  came  from  far. 
And  his  disciples  answered  him,  From  whence  can  a  man 
satisfy  these  men  with  bread  here  in  the  wilderness?  And 
he  asked  them,  How  many  loaves  have  ye?  And  they  said, 
Seven.  And  he  commanded  the  people  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground :  and  he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave  thanks,  and 
brake,  and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set  before  them ;  and  they 
did  set  them  before  the  people.  And  they  had  a  few  small 
fishes:  and  he  blessed,  and  commanded  to  set  them  also  be- 
fore them.  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled:  and  they  took 
up  of  the  broken  meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets.  And 
they  that  had  eaten  were  about  four  thousand:  and  he  sent 
them  away. 

The  Epistle,   Rom,  vi.  19-28.  (Acts  ix.  1-9.) 
I  speak  after  the  manner  of  men  because  of  the  infirmity 


124  EIGHTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

of  your  flesh :  for  as  ye  have  yielded  your  members  servants 
to  uncleanncss  and  to  iniquity  unto  iniquity;  even  so  now 
yield  your  members  servants  to  righteousness  unto  holiness. 
For  when  ye  were  the  servants  of  sin,  ye  were  free  from 
righteousness.  What  fruit  had  ye  then  in  those  things 
whereof  ye  are  now  ashamed?  for  the  end  of  those  things  ia 
death.  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  and  become  ser- 
vants to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto  holiness,  and  the  end 
everlasting  life.  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death ;  but  the  gift 
of  God  is  eternal  life  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.. 

The  Collect y 

Almighty  God,  the  Former  of  our  bodies  and  Fa- 
ther of  our  spirits,  in  whom  we  live,  move  and  have 
our  being ;  shed  abroad  Thy  love  in  our  hearts,  we 
beseech  Thee,  and  cause  the  comfort  of  Thy  heavenly 
grace  to  abound  in  us,  as  the  earnest  and  pledge  of 
joys  to  come  ;  that  casting  away  all  anxious  thought 
for  the  transitory  things  of  this  world,  we  may  seek 
first  Thy  kingdom  and  righteousness,  and  labor  only 
for  that  meat  which  endureth  unto  everlasting  life; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 


TJie  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  vii.  15-21.  (St.  Luke  xviii.  9-14.) 

Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are  ravening  wolves.  Ye  shall 
know  them  by  their  fruits.  Do  men  gather  grapes  of 
thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles?  Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth 
forth  good  fruit;  but  a  corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit. 
A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a  cor- 


EIGHTH    SUNDAY  AFTER    TRINITY.  125 

rapt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit.  Every  tree  that  bringeth 
not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 
Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  Not  every 
one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  heaven;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my  Father  which 
is  in  heaven. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  viii.  12-17.   {Phil.  iii.  3-11.) 

Therefore,  brethren,  we  are  debtors,  not  to  the  flesh,  to  live 
after  the  flesh.  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall  die: 
but  if  ye  through  the  Spirit  do  mortify  the  deeds  of  the  body, 
ye  shall  live.  For  as  many  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God, 
they  are  the  sons  of  God.  For  ye  have  not  received  the 
spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear;  but  ye  have  received  the 
Spirit  of  adoption,  Avhereby  we  cry,  Abba,  Father.  The 
Spirit  itself  beareth  witness  with  our  spirit,  that  we  are  the 
children  of  God:  and  if  children,  then  heirs:  heirs  of  God, 
and  joint  heirs  with  Christ;  if  so  be  that  we  suffer  with  him, 
that  we  may  be  also  glorified  together. 

The  Collect.  - 
0  God,  who  hast  given  unto  us  exceeding  great 
and  precious  promises,  that  by  them  we  might  be 
partakers  of  the  divine  nature,  having  escaped  the 
corruption  that  is  in  the  world  through  lust;  enable 
ech  Thee,  with  all  diligence  to  add  to  our 
faith  virtue,  knowledge,  temperance,  patience,  godli- 
ness, brotherly  kindness  and  charity;  that,  these 
things  being  in  us,  and  abounding,  we  may  neither 
be  barren    nor  unfruitful  in  the   knowledge  of  our 

o 

Lord  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end, 
Amen. 

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126  NINTH   SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY. 

Ninth  Sunday  after  Trinity- 

TJie  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xvi.  1-9.  {St.  Matt.  viii.  5-13.) 

And  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples,  There  was  a  certain 
rich  man  which  had  a  steward;  and  the  same  was  accused 
unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods.  And  he  called  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  How  is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  thee?  give 
an  account  of  thy  stewardship ;  for  thou  may  est  be  no  longer 
steward.  Then  the  steward  said  within  himself,  What  shall  I 
do?  for  my  lord  taketh  away  from  me  the  stewardship:  I  can- 
not dig ;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed.  I  am  resolved  what  to  do, 
that,  when  I  am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive 
me  into  their  houses.  So  he  called  every  one  of  his 
lord's  debtors  unto  him,  and  said  unto  the  first,  How  much 
owest  thou  unto  my  lord?  And  he  said,  An  hundred  mea- 
sures of  oil.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  sit 
down  quickly,  and  write  fifty.  Then  said  he  to  another, 
And  how  much  owest  thou?  And  he  said,  An  hundred 
measures  of  wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill, 
and  write  fourscore.  And  the  lord  commended  the  unjust 
steward,  because  he  had  done  wisely :  for  the  children  of  this 
world  are  in  their  generation  wiser  than  the  children  of  light. 
And  I  say  unto  you,  Make  to  yourselves  friends  of  the  mam- 
mon of  unrighteousness ;  that,  when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive 
you  into  everlasting  habitations. 

The  Ejristle,  1  Cor.jx..  1-13.  (1  Pet.  i.  3-9.) 

Moreover,  brethren,  I  would  not  that  ye  should  be  igno- 
rant, how  that  all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud,  and  all 
passed  through  the  sea;  and  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in 
the  cloud  and  in  the  sea;  and  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual 
meat;  and  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual  drink:  for  they 
drank  of  that  spiritual  Hock  that  followed  them:   and  that 


NINTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.  127 

Rock  was  Christ.  But  with  many  of  them  God  was  not  well 
pleased:  for  they  were  overthrown  in  the  wilderness.  Now 
these  things  were  our  examples,  to  the  intent  we  should 
not  lust  after  evil  things,  as  they  also  lusted.  Neither  be  ye 
idolaters,  as  were  some  of  them ;  as  it  is  written,  The  people 
sat  down  to  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play.  Neither  let 
us  commit  fornication,  as  some  of  them  committed,  and  fell 
in  one  day  three  and  twenty  thousand.  Neither  let  us  tempt 
Christ,  as  some  of  them  also  tempted,  and  were  destroyed  of 
serpents.  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some  of  them  also  mur- 
mured, and  were  destroyed  of  the  destroyer.  Now  all  these 
things  happened  unto  them  for  ensamples:  and  they  are 
written  for  our  admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends  of  the  world 
are  come.  "Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth  take 
heed  lest  he  fall.  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you,  but 
such  as  is  common  to  man:  but  God  is  faithful,  who  will  not 
suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above  that  ye  are  able;  but  will 
with  the  temptation  also  make  a  way  to  escape,  that  ye  may 
be  able  to  bear  it. 

The  Collect. 

0  Lord  God,  our  Sun,  by  whom  light  is  sown  for 
the  righteous,  and  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart; 
illuminate  our  minds,  we  beseech  Thee,  by  Thy  hea- 
venly grace,  and  fill  them  with  the  pure  wisdom 
which  cometh  from  above;  that  we  may  walk  before 
Thee  in  simplicity  and  godly  sincerity  all  our  days, 
not  taking  counsel  of  the  world  or  of  the  flesh,  but 
aiming  and  endeavoring  in  all  things  only  to  know 
and  do  Thy  will;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


128  TENTH    SUNDAY  AFTER    TRINITY. 


Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
LuK-u 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xix.  41-47.  (Si.  Matt.  xvii.  14-21.) 
And  when  he  was  come  near,  he  beheld  the  city,  and  wept 
over  it,  saying,  If  thou  hadst  known,  even  thou,  at  least  in 
this  thy  day,  the  things  which  belong  unto  thy  peace!  but 
now  they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes.  For  the  day  shall  come 
upon  thee,  that  thine  enemies  shall  cast  a  trench  about  thee, 
and  compass  thee  round,  and  keep  thee  in  on  every  side,  and 
shall  lay  thee  even  with  the  ground,  and  thy  children  within 
thee;  and  they  shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another; 
because  thou  knewest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation.  And 
he  went  into  the  temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold 
therein,  and  them  that  bought;  saying  unto  them,  It  is  writ- 
ten, My  house  is  a  house  of  prayer:  but  ye  have  made  it  a 
den  of  thieves.  And  he  taught  daily  in  the  temple.  But 
the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and  the  chief  of  the  people 
sought  to  destroy  him. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor,  xii.  1-11.   (Ileb.  xi.  32— xii.  2.) 

Now  concerning  spiritual  gifts,  brethren,  I  would  not 
have  you  ignorant.  Ye  know  that  ye  were  Gentiles,  carried 
away  unto  these  dumb  idols,  even  as  ye  were  led.  "Where- 
fore I  give  you  to  understand,  that  no  man  speaking  by  the 
Spirit  of  God  calleth  Jesus  accursed:  and  that  no  man  can 
say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by  the  Holy  Ghost.  Now 
there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but  the  same  Spirit.  And  there 
are  differences  of  administrations,  but  the  same  Lord.  And 
there  are  diversities  of  operations,  but  it  is  the  same  God 
which  worketh  all  in  all.  But  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit 
is  given  to  every  man  to  profit  withal.  For  to  one  is  given 
by  the  Spirit  the  word  of  wisdom;  to  another  the  word  of 
knowledge  by  the  same  Spirit;    to  another  faith  by  the  same 


ELEVENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.  129 

Spirit;  to  another  the  gifts  of  healing  by  the  same  Spirit; 
to  another  the  working  of  miracles;  to  another  prophecy; 
to  another  discerning  of  spirits;  to  another  clivers  kinds 
of  tongues;  to  another  the  interpretation  of  tongues;  but 
all  these  worketh  that  one  and  the  selfsame  Spirit,  dividing 
to  every  man  severally  as  he  will. 

The  Collect, 

0  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
hast  called  us  to  renounce  and  forsake  the  world,  in 
the  service  of  our  once  crucified  but  now  risen  and 
gloriously  exalted  Saviour;  be  pleased,  we  beseech 
Thee,  graciously  so  to  unite  our  souls  to  Him  by  holy 
sympathy  and  love,  that  Ave  may  offer  ourselves,  in 
fellowship  with  His  cross,  a  willing  sacrifice  to  Thee 
on  the  altar  of  the  gospel,  and  count  it  all  joy  to  suffer 
for  his  name:  who  liveth  and  reigneth,  with  Thee 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 


Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity, 



The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xviii.  9-14.  {St.  Luke  xii.  32-40.) 
And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  certain  which  trusted  in 
themselves  that  they  were  righteous,  and  despised  others :  two 
men  went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray;  the  one  a  Pharisee, 
and  the  other  a  publican.  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed 
thus  with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am  not  as  other 
men  are,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers,  or  even  as  this 
publican.  I  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give  tithes  of  all  that 
I  possess.  And  the  publican,  standing  afar  off,  would  not 
lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  smote  upon  his 
breast,  saying,  God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  I  tell  you, 
this  man  went  down  to  his  house  justified  rather  than  the 

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130  ELEVENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

other:  for  every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased; 
and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  xv.  1-11.  (Rom.  viii.  16-26.) 
Moreover,  brethren,  I  declare  unto  you  the  gospel  which  I 
preached  unto  you,  which  also  ye  have  received,  and  where- 
in ye  stand  ;  by  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if  ye  keep  in  memory 
what  I  preached  unto  you,  unless  ye  have  believed  in  vain. 
For  I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all  that  which  I  also  re- 
ceived, how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to  the 
Scriptures;  and  that  he  was  buried,  and  that  he  rose  again 
the  third  day  according  to  the  Scriptures :  and  that  he  was 
seen  of  Cephas,  then  of  the  twelve:  after  that,  he  was  seen  of 
above  five  hundred  brethren  at  once;  of  whom  the  greater 
part  remain  unto  this  present,  but  some  are  fallen  asleep. 
After  that,  he  was  seen  of  James;  then  of  all  the  apostles. 
And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also,  as  of  one  born  out  of 
due  time.  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that  am  not 
meet  to  be  called  an  apostle,  because  I  persecuted  the  church 
of  God.  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am:  and  his 
grace  which  was  bestowed  upon  me  was  not  in  vain ;  but  I 
laboured  more  abundantly  than  they  all:  yet  not  I,  but  the 
grace  of  God  which  was  with  me.  Therefore  whether  it  were 
I  or  they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  believed. 

The  Collect.  \/ 

0  God,  the  High  and  Holy  One,  who  inhabitest 
eternity,  and  dwellest  with  him  also  who  is  of  a  con- 
trite and  humble  spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the 
humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones ; 
glorify  Thy  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  the  midst  of 
our  manifold  infirmities  and  sins,  and  through  all 
temptation  hold  us  up  by  Thy  mighty  hand;  that 
the  trial  of  our  faith,  being  much  more  precious  than 
of  gold  that  perisheth,  though  it  be  tried  with  fire,  may 


TWELFTH    SUNDAY    AFTER  TRINITY.  131 

be  found  unto  praise,  and  lienor,  and  glory,  at  the  ap- 
pearing of  Jesus  Christ:  to  whom,  with  Thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 


Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 

TJie  Gospel,  St.  Mark  vii.  31-37.   (St.  Malt.  xxii.  34-40.) 

And  again,  departing  from  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
he  came  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of  the 
coasts  of  Decapolis.  And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that  was 
deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in  his  speech;  and  they  beseech 
him  to  put  his  hand  upon  him.  And  he  took  him  aside  from 
the  multitude,  and  put  his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and  he  spit, 
and  touched  his  tongue;  and  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed, 
and  saith  unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that  is,  Be  opened.  And 
straightway  his  ears  were  opened,  and  the  string  of  his 
tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain.  And  he  charged  them 
that  they  should  tell  no  man:  but  the  more  he  charged  them, 
so  much  the  more  a  great  deal  they  published  it ;  and  were 
beyond  measure  astonished,  saying,  He  hath  done  all  things 
well:  he  maketh  both  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to 
speak. 

The  Epistle,  2  Cor.  iii.  4-11.  (John  iv.  15-21.) 
And  such  trust  have  we  through  Christ  to  God-ward  :  not 
that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves  to  think  any  thing  as  of 
ourselves;  but  our  sufficiency  is  of  God;  who  also  hath  made 
us  able  ministers  of  the  New  Testament;  not  of  the  letter,  but 
of  the  spirit :  for  the  letter  killeth,  but  the  spirit  giveth  life. 
But  if  the  ministration  of  death,  written  and  engraven  in 
stones,  was  glorious,  so  that  the  children  of  Israel  could  not 
steadfastly  behold  the  face  of  Moses  for  the  glory  of  his 
countenance;  which  glory  was  to  be  done  away:    how  shall 


132  THIRTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

not  the  ministration  of  the  Spirit  be  rather  glorious?  For 
if  the  ministration  of  condemnation  be  glory,  much  more 
doth  the  ministration  of  righteousness  exceed  in  glory.  For 
even  that  which  was  made  glorious  had  no  glory  in  this  re- 
spect, by  reason  of  the  glory  that  excelleth.  For  if  that 
which  was  done  away  was  glorious,  much  more  that  which  re- 
maineth  is  glorious. 

The  Collects 

0  God,  who  didst  will  Thine  Only  Begotten  Son  to 
learn  obedience  by  the  things  which  He  suffered,  that 
being  thus  made  perfect  He  might  become  the  Author 
of  eternal  salvation  unto  all  that  obey  Him;  work  in 
us,  we  beseech  Thee,  such  inward  conformity  with 
His  holy  patience,  as  may  cause  us  to  have  part  also 
in  His  glorious  power;  that  so,  walking  not  after  the 
flesh  but  after  the  Spirit,  we  may  be  able  to  serve  Thee 
all  our  days  in  newness  of  mind  and  life;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 


The  Gospel,  St.Luke  x.  23-37. 
And  he  turned  him  unto  his  disciples,  and  said  privately, 
Blessed  are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see :  for  I  tell 
you,  that  many  prophets  and  kings  have  desired  to  see  those 
things  which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  them;  and  to  hear 
those  things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard  them.  And, 
behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up,  and  tempted  him,  saying, 
Master,  what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ?  He  said  unto 
him,  What  is  written  in  the  law?  how  readest  thou  ?  And 
he  answering  said,  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength, 


THIRTEENTH   SUNDAY   Ann;  TRINITY.  133 

and  with  all  thy  mind;  and  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  And 
he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  answered  right:  this  do,  and 
thou  shall  live.  Bui  he,  willing  to  justify  himself,  said  unto 
Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour?  And  Jesus  answering 
said,  A  certain  man  went  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho, 

and  tell  among  thieves,  which  stripped  him  of  his  raiment, 
and  wounded  him,  and  departed,  leaving  him  half  dead. 
And  by  chance  there  came  down  a  certain  priest  that  way: 
and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by  on  the  other  side.  And 
likewise  a  Levite,  when  he  was  at  the  place,  came  and  looked 
on  him,  and  passed  by  on  the  other  side.  But  a  certain 
Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was:  and  when 
he  saw  him,  he  had  compassion  on  him,  and  went  to  him, 
and  hound  up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and  wine,  and  set 
him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took 
care  of  him.  And  on  the  morrow  when  he  departed,  he  took 
out  two  pence,  and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him, 
Take  care  of  him;  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest  more,  when 
I  come  again,  I  will  repay  thee.  Which  now  of  these  three, 
thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell  among  the 
thieves?  And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him.  Then 
said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  likewise. 

The  Epistle,  Gal.  iii.  10-22,.   (1   Cor.  xiii.  1-13.) 

Now  to  Abraham  and  his  seed  were  the  promises  made. 
He  saith  not,  And  to  seeds,  as  of  many;  but  as  of  one,  And 
to  thy  seed,  which  is  Christ.  And  this  I  say,  that  the  cove- 
nant, that  was  confirmed  before  of  God  in  Christ,  the  law, 
which  was  four  hundred  and  thirty  years  after,  cannot  dis- 
annul, that  it  should  make  the  promise  of  none  effect.  For 
if  the  inheritance  be  of  the  law,  it  is  no  more  of  promise: 
but  God  gave  it  to  Abraham  by  promise.  "Wherefore  then 
serveth  the  law?  It  was  added  because  of  transgressions, 
till  the  seed  should  come  to  whom  the  promise  was  made; 
and  it  was  ordained  by  angels  in  the  hand  of  a  mediator. 
Now  a  mediator  is  not   a  mediator  of  one,  but  God  is  one. 

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134  FOURTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

Is  the  law  then  against  the  promises  of  God?  God  forbid: 
for  if  there  had  been  a  law  given  which  could  have  given  life, 
verily  righteousness  should  have  been  by  the  law.  But  the 
Scripture  hath  concluded  all  under  sin,  that  the  promise  by 
faith  of  Jesus  Christ  might  be  given  to  them  that  believe. 

The  Collect.  * 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  whose  faithfulness 
reacheth  unto  the  clouds,  and  whose  mercy  endureth 
for  ever;  be  pleased  to  confirm  and  fulfil  in  us,  we 
humbly  beseech  Thee,  the  covenant  of  Thy  grace, 
made  sure  from  the  beginning  of  the  world  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord;  that  we  may  be  found  in  Him,  not 
having  our  own  righteousness  which  is  of  the  law, 
but  that  which  is  through  the  faith  of  Christ,  even 
the  righteousness  of  God  which  is  by  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ  unto  all  and  upon  all  them  that  believe:  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 



The   Gos2>el,  St.  Luke  xvii.  11-19.   (St.  Matt.  v.  43-48.) 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  to  Jerusalem,  that  he  passed 
through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and  Galilee.  And  as  he  en- 
tered into  a  certain  village,  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were 
lepers,  which  stood  afar  off:  and  they  lifted  up  their  voices, 
and  said,  Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on  us.  And  when  he 
saw  them,  he  said  unto  them,  Go  shew  yourselves  unto  the 
priests.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went,  they  were 
cleansed.  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  healed, 
turned  back,   and  with  a  loud  voice  glorified  God,  and  fell 


FOURTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.  135 

down  on  his  face  at  his  feet,  giyi&g  him  thanks:  and  he  was 

a  Samaritan.  And  Jesus  answering  said,  Were  there  not 
ten  cleansed?  but  where  are  the  nine?  There  are  not  found 
that  returned  to  give  glory  to  God,  save  this  stranger.  And 
lie  said  unto  him,  Arise,  go  thy  way:  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole. 

The  Ejnstle,  Gal.  v.  16-24.  (Rom.  xii.  14-21.) 
This  I  say  then,  Walk  in  the  Spirit,  and  ye  shall  not  fulfil 
the  lust  of  the  flesh.  For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spirit, 
and  the  Spirit  against  the  flesh :  and  these  are  contrary  the  one 
to  the  other:  so  that  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that  ye  would. 
But  if  ye  be  led  of  the  Spirit,  ye  are  not  under  the  law. 
Now  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  manifest,  which  are  these ; 
adultery,  fornication,  uncleanness,  lasciviousness,  idolatry, 
witchcraft,  hatred,  variance,  emulations,  wrath,  strife,  sedi- 
tions, heresies,  envyings,  murders,  drunkenness,  revellings, 
and  such  like:  of  the  which  I  tell  you  before,  as  I  have  also 
told  you  in  time  past,  that  they  which  do  such  things  shall 
not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God.  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit 
is  love,  joy,  peace,  long  suffering,  gentleness,  goodness,  faith, 
meekness,  temperance:  against  such  there  is  no  law.  And 
they  that  arc  Christ's  have  crucified  the  flesh,  with  the  affec- 
tions and  lusts. 

The  Collect.^' 
0  God,  who  hast  delivered  us  from  the  power  of 
darkness  and  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  Thy 
dear  Son,  in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  His 
blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins;  enable  us  by  Thy 
grace,  we  earnestly  beseech  Thee,  so  to  walk  in  the 
Spirit  that  we  may  not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh; 
considering  ourselves  to  be  dead  henceforth  unto  sin, 
but  alive  unto  God  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord: 
to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


136  FIFTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY. 


Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Halt.  vi.  24-34.  (St.  Matt.  v.  13-20.) 

No  man  can  serve  two  masters  :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 
Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought  for  your  life,  what 
ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink ;  nor  yet  for  your  body, 
what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more  than  meat,  and 
the  body  than  raiment?  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air:  for 
they  sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns ; 
yet  your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them.  Are  ye  not  much 
better  than  they  ?  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can  add 
one  cubit  unto  his  stature?  And  why  take  ye  thought  for 
raiment?  Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field,  how  they  grow; 
they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  :  and  yet  I  say  unto 
you,  That  even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed 
like  one  of  these.  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the  grass  of 
the  field,  which  to-day  is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into  the 
oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  0  ye  of  little 
faith  ?  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying,  What  shall  we 
eat?  or,  What  shall  we  drink?  or,  Wherewithal  shall  we  be 
clothed?  (For  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek:) 
for  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all 
these  things.  But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his 
righteousness ;  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 
Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow :  for  the  morrow 
shall  take  thought  for  the  things  of  itself.  Sufficient  unto 
the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

The  Epistle,  Gal.  v.  25-vi-10.  -  (James  ii.  14-26.) 
If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let  us  also  walk  in  the  Spirit.     Let 
us  not  be   desirous   of  vain-glory,   provoking   one  another, 
env37ing  one  another.     Brethren,  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in  a 


SIXTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.  137 

fault,  ye  which  arc  spiritual,  restore  such  an  one  in  the  spirit 
of  meekness ;  considering  thyself,  lest  thou  also  be  tempted. 
Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and  so  fulfil  the  law  of 
Christ.  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to  be  something,  when 
he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth  himself.  But  let  every  man 
prove  his  own  work,  and  then  shall  he  have  rejoicing  in  him- 
self alone,  and  not  in  another.  For  every  man  shall  bear  his 
own  burden.  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word  communicate 
unto  him  that  teachcth  in  all  good  things.  Be  not  deceived; 
God  is  not  mocked :  for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth,  that  shall 
he  also  reap.  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh  shall  of  the 
flesh  reap  corruption ;  but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit  shall 
of  the  Spirit  reap  life  everlasting.  And  let  us  not  be  weary 
in  well  doing :  for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint 
not.  As  we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let  us  do  good  unto 
all  men,  especially  unto  them  who  are  of  the  household  of 
faith. 

The  Collect, 

0  God,  our  Father  in  heaven,  in  whose  presence 
there  is  fulness  of  joy,  and  at  whose  right  hand  there 
are  pleasures  for  evermore;  mercifully  fix  our  hearts 
on  things  above,  and  free  them  from  all  undue  care 
and  thought  for  the  things  of  the  present  transitory 
world;  that  whilst  we  are  here  in  the  body,  we  may 
sow,  not  to  the  flesh,  but  to  the  Spirit,  and  in  the  end 
reap  life  everlasting;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 




The  Gospel,  St.  Luke.  vu.  11-17.  (St.  Mark  xii.  11-44.) 
And   it   came  to  pass   the   day  after,  that  he  went  into  a 
city  called  Nain ;  and  many  of  his  disciples   went  with  him, 
and  much  people.     Now  when  he  came  nigh  to  the  gate  of 

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138  SIXTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

the  city,  behold,  there  was  a  dead  man  carried  out,  the  only 
son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a  widow :  and  much  people 
of  the  city  was  with  her.  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her,  he 
had  compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Weep  not.  And 
he  came  and  touched  the  bier :  and  they  that  bare  him  stood 
still.  And  he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee,  Arise.  And 
he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and  began  to  speak.  And  he 
delivered  him  to  his  mother.  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all : 
and  they  glorified  God,  saying,  That  a  great  prophet  is  risen 
up  among  us  ;  and,  That  God  hath  visited  his  people.  And 
this  rumour  of  him  went  forth  throughout  all  Judea,  and 
throughout  all  the  region  round  about. 

The  Epistle,  Ephes.  iii.  13-21.   (2  Cor.  ix.  5-15.) 

Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye  faint  not  at  my  tribulations  for 
you,  which  is  your  glory.  For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees 
unto  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of  whom  the  whole 
family  in  heaven  and  earth  is  named,  that  he  would  grant 
you,  according  to  the  riches  of  his  glory,  to  be  strengthened 
with  might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner  man ;  that  Christ  may 
dwell  in  your  hearts  by  faith  ;  that  ye,  being  rooted  and 
grounded  in  love,  may  be  able  to  comprehend  with  all  saints 
what  is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and  depth,  and  height ; 
and  to  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which  passeth  knowledge,  that 
ye  might  be  filled  with  all  the  fulness  of  God.  Now  unto 
him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly  above  all  that 
we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us, 
unto  him  be  glory  in  the  church  by  Christ  Jesus  throughout 
all  ages,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

The    Collect. 

0  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of 
whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is 
named ;  we  beseech  Thee,  according  to  the  riches  of 
Thy  glory  to  .strengthen  us  with  might  by  Thy  Spirit 


SEVENTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.  139 

in  the  inner  man,  that  Christ  may  dwell  in  our  hearts 
by  faith;  so  that,  being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love, 
we  may  be  able  to  comprehend  with  all  saints  what 
is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and  depth,  and  height, 
and  to  know  the  love  of  Christ  which  passeth  know- 
ledge: to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xiv.  1-11.   (St. Mark  x.  35-45.) 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into  the  house  of  one  of 
the  chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on  the  sabbath  day,  that  they 
watched  him.  And,  behold,  there  Avas  a  certain  man  before 
him  which  had  the  dropsy.  And  Jesus  answering  spake  unto 
the  lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the 
Sabbath  day  ?  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he  took  him, 
and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go ;  and  answered  them,  saying, 
Which  of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit, 
and  Avill  not  straightway  pull  him  out  on  the  Sabbath  day? 
And  they  could  not  answer  him  again  to  these  things.  And 
he  put  forth  a  parable  to  those  which  were  bidden,  when  he 
marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief  rooms;  saying  unto 
them,  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a  wedding,  sit 
not  down  in  the  highest  room ;  lest  a  more  honourable  man 
than  thou  be  bidden  of  him  ;  and  he  that  bade  thee  and  him 
come  and  say  to  thee,  Give  this  man  place;  and  thou  begin 
with  shame  to  take  the  lowest  room.  But  when  thou  art 
bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in  the  lowest  room ;  that  when  he 
that  bade  thee  cometh,  he  may  say  unto  thee,  Friend,  go  up 
higher  :  then  shalt  thou  have  worship  in  the  presence  of  them 
that  sit  at  meat  with  thee.  For  whosoever  exalteth  himself 
shall  be  abased;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 


140  EIGHTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  iv.  1-6.   {Phil.  ii.  1-5.) 

I  therefore,  the  prisoner  of  the  Lord,  beseech  you  that  ye 
walk  worthy  of  the  vocation  wherewith  ye  are  called,  with  all 
lowliness  and  meekness,  with  long  suffering,  forbearing  one 
another  in  love ;  endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit 
in  the  bond  of  peace.  There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit, 
even  as  ye  are  called  in  one  hope  of  your  calling ;  one  Lord, 
one  faith,  one  baptism,  one  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is 
above  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  you  all. 

The  Collect. 

Almigitty  and  everlasting  God,  who  diclst  send  Thy 
Son  into  the  world,  not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to 
minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many;  dis- 
pose and  assist  us  by  Thy  grace,  most  heartily  we  be- 
seech Thee,  to  follow  the  example  of  His  great  humi- 
lity and  heavenly-minded  love ;  that  with  all  lowli- 
ness and  meekness,  and  patient  continuance  in  good 
works,  we  may  adorn  the  Gospel  of  God  our  Saviour, 
and  possess  in  our  souls  that  true  peace  which  the 
world  can  neither  give  nor  take  away;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Eighteenth   Sunday   after  Trinity. 

* 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxii.  34-46.  (St.  Luke  ix.  18-26.) 
But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard  that  he  had  put  the 
Sadducees  to  silence,  they  were  gathered  together.  Then  one 
of  them,  which  was  a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question,  tempting 
him,  and  saying,  Master,  which  is  the  great  commandment  in 
the  law  ?  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all 
thy  mind.     This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment.     And 


EIGHTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY.  141 

the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself.  On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law  and 
the  prophets.  While  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together, 
Jesus  asked  them,  saying,  What  think  ye  of  Christ  ?  whose 
son  is  he  ?  They  say  unto  him,  The  son  of  David.  He  saith 
unto  them,  How  then  doth  David  in  spirit  call  him  Lord, 
saying,  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand,  till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool  ?  If  David  then 
call  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son?  And  no  man  was  able  to 
answer  him  a  word,  neither  durst  any  man  from  that  day 
forth  ask  him  any  more  questions. 

TJie  Epistle,  1  Cor.  i.  4-9.  (2  Cor.  iv.  8-18.) 

I  thank  my  God  always  on  your  behalf,  for  the  grace  of 
God  which  is  given  you  by  Jesus  Christ ;  that  in  every  thing 
ye  are  enriched  by  him,  in  all  utterance,  and  in  all  know- 
ledge; even  as  the  testimony  of  Christ  was  confirmed  in  you: 
so  that  ye  come  behind  in  no  gift;  waiting  for  the  coming  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  who  shall  also  confirm  you  unto  the 
end,  that  ye  may  be  blameless  in  the  day  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye  were  called  unto  the 
fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

The  Collect.^ 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  hast 
given  unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  life  and  god- 
liness through  the  glorious  revelation  of  the  Gospel; 
cause  Thy  word  to  dwell  in  us  richly,  we  beseech 
Thee,  and  fill  us  with  the  knowledge  of  Thy  will  in 
all  wisdom  and  spiritual  understanding,  that  we  may 
walk  worthy  of  the  Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  being 
fruitful  in  every  good  work,  and  increasing  in  the 
knowledge  of  God;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


142  NINETEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY. 

Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 



The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ix.  1-8.  (St.  Matt.  v.  3-12.) 
And  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and  passed  over,  and  came 
into  his  own  city.  And,  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a 
man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying  on  a  bed:  and  Jesus  seeing 
their  faith  said  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy ;  Son,  be  of  good 
cheer;  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee.  And,  behold,  certain  of 
the  scribes  said  within  themselves,  This  man  blasphemeth. 
And  Jesus  knowing  their  thoughts  said,  Wherefore  think  ye 
evil  in  your  hearts  ?  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee;  or  to  say,  Arise,  and  walk?  But  that  ye 
may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to  for- 
give sins,  (then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  go  into  thine  house.  And  he  arose,  and  de- 
parted to  his  house.  But  when  the  multitudes  saw  it,  they 
marvelled,  and  glorified  God,  which  had  given  such  power 
unto  men. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  iv.  17-32.  (2  Peter  i.  1-11.) 
This  I  say  therefore,  and  testify  in  the  Lord,  that  ye 
henceforth  walk  not  as  other  Gentiles  walk,  in  the  vanity  of 
their  mind,  having  the  understanding  darkened,  being  alien- 
ated from  the  life  of  God  through  the  ignorance  that  is  in 
them,  because  of  the  blindness  of  their  heart :  who  being  past 
feeling  have  given  themselves  over  unto  lasciviousness,  to 
work  all  uncleanness  with  greediness.  But  ye  have  not  so 
learned  Christ;  if  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  him,  and  have 
bocn  taught  by  him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus:  that  ye  put  off 
concerning  the  former  conversation  the  old  man,  which  is  cor- 
rupt according  to  the  deceitful  lusts;  and  be  renewed  in  the 
spirit  of  your  mind;  and  that  ye  put  on  the  new  man,  which 
after  God  is  created  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness. 
Wherefore  putting  away  lying,  speak  every  man  truth  -with 
his  neighbor:  for  we  are  members  one  of  another.  Be  ye 
angry,  and  sin  not:  let  not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your  wrath: 


TWENTIETH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY.  143 

neither  give  place  to  the  devil.  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no 
more:  but  rather  let  hi  in  labour,  working  with  his  hands  the 
thing  which  is  good,  that  he  may  have  to  give  to  him  that  need- 
eth.  Let  no  corrupt  communication  proceed  out  of  your 
mouth,  but  that  which  is  good  to  the  use  of  edifying,  that  it 
may  minister  grace  unto  the  hearers.  And  grieve  not  the 
Holy  Spirit  of  God,  whereby  ye  are  sealed  unto  the  day  of 
redemption.  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger,  and 
clamour,  and  evil  speaking,  be  put  away  from  you,  with  all 
malice:  and  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  tender-hearted,  for- 
giving one  another,  even  as  God  for  Christ's  sake  hath  for- 
given you. 

The  Collect.  *' 

0  Lord,  our  Maker  and  Redeemer,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel,  who  hast  stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and 
laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth;  be  pleased  gracious- 
ly to  confirm  and  carry  forward  Thy  glorious  work  of 
salvation  in  our  hearts,  causing  old  things  to  pass 
away  and  all  things  to  become  new;  that  looking  al- 
ways above  and  beyond  this  world,  we  may  have  our 
conversation  in  heaven,  from  whence  also  we  look  for 
the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  who  liveth  and 
reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity^ 


.    .  . 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxii.  1-14.  {St.  Mark  xiii.  32-37.) 

And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto  them  again  by  para- 
bles, and  said,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  certain 
king,  which  made  a  marriage  for  his  son,  and  sent  forth  his 


144  TWENTIETH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY. 

servants  to  call  them  that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding:  and 
they  would  not  come.  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  servants, 
saying,  Tell  them  which  are  bidden,  Behold,  I  have  prepared 
my  dinner:  my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are  killed,  and  all  things 
are  ready:  come  unto  the  marriage.  But  they  made  light 
of  it,  and  went  their  ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his 
merchandise:  and  the  remnant  took  his  servants,  and  en- 
treated them  spitefully,  and  slew  them.  But  when  the  king 
heard  thereof,  he  was  wroth :  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies, 
and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned  up  their  city. 
Then  saith  he  to  his  servants,  The  wedding  is  ready,  but 
they  which  were  bidden  were  not  worthy.  Go  ye  therefore 
into  the  highways,  and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the 
marriage.  So  those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways, 
and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they  found,  both  bad 
and  good:  and  the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests.  And 
when  the  king  came  in  to  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man 
which  had  not  on  a  wedding  garment:  and  he  saith  unto  him, 
Friend,  how  earnest  thou  in  hither  not  having  a  wedding  gar- 
ment? And  he  was  speechless.  Then  said  the  king  to  the 
servants,  Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  take  him  away,  and 
cast  him  into  outer  darkness;  there  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth.     For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  v.  15-21.  (TIeb.  x.  32-39.) 
See  then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly,  not  as  fools,  but  as 
wise,  redeeming  the  time,  because  the  days  are  evil.  Where- 
fore be  ye  not  unwise,  but  understanding  what  the  will  of 
the  Lord  is.  And  be  not  drunk  with  wine,  wherein  is  excess; 
but  be  filled  with  the  Spirit;  speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalms 
ami  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  and  making  melody  in 
your  heart  to  the  Lord ;  giving  thanks  always  for  all  things  unto 
God  and  the  Father  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 
submitting  yourselves  one  to  another  in  the  fear  of  God. 


TWENTY-FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.  145 

The  Collect.* 

0  God,  the  Father  everlasting,  whom  the  glorious 
hosts  of  heaven  obey,  and  in  whose  presence  patri- 
archs, prophets,  apostles,  martyrs,  with  all  the  spirits 
of  the  just  made  perfect,  continually  do  live;  fix  the 
eye  of  our  faith,  we  beseech  Thee,  with  clear  and  full 
vision,  on  the  great  cloud  of  witnesses  with  which  we 
are  thus  compassed  about  in  the  heavenly  world; 
that  laying  aside  every  weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth 
so  easily  beset  us,  we  may  run  with  patience  the  race 
that  is  set  before  us,  and  obtain  at  last  the  crown  ol 
everlasting  life;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen 


Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  it.  46-54.  (St.  Luke  xvi.  19-31.) 

So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana  of  Galilee,  where  he  made 
the  water  wine.  And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose 
son  was  sick  at  Capernaum.  "When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was 
come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and  be- 
sought him  that  he  would  come  down,  and  heal  his  son:  for 
he  was  at  the  point  of  death.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him, 
Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  not  believe.  The 
nobleman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  come  down  ere  my  child  die. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy  way;  thy  son  liveth.  And  the 
man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and 
he  went  his  way.  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his  ser- 
vants met  him,  and  told  him,  saying,  Thy  son  liveth.  Then 
inquired  he  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began  to  amend. 
And  they  said  unto  him,  Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour  the 
13  K 


1-AG  TWENTY-FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

fever  left  him.  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was  at  the  same 
hour  in  the  which  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy  son  liveth:  and 
himself  believed,  and  his  whole  house.  This  is  again  the  sec- 
ond miracle  that  Jesus  did,  when  he  was  come  out  of  Judea 
into  Galilee. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  vi.  10-20.   (Rom.  v.  12-21.) 

Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
power  of  his  might.  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that 
ye  may  be  able  to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil.  For 
we  wrestle  not  against  flesh  and  blood,  but  against  principal- 
ities, against  powers,  against  the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this 
world,  against  spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places.  Where- 
fore take  unto  you  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be 
able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having  done  all,  to 
stand.  Stand  therefore,  having  your  loins  girt  about  with 
truth,  and  having  on  the  breastplate  of  righteousness;  and 
your  feet  shod  with  the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace; 
above  all,  taking  the  shield  of  faith,  wherewith  ye  shall  be 
able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of  the  wicked.  And  take 
the  helmet  of  salvation,  and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is 
the  word  of  God :  praying  always  with  all  prayer  and  sup- 
plication in  the  Spirit,  and  watching  thereunto  with  all  per- 
severance and  supplication  for  all  saints;  and  for  me,  that 
utterance  may  be  given  unto  me,  that  I  may  open  my  mouth 
boldly,  to  make  known  the  mystery  of  the  gospel,  for  which 
I  am  an  ambassador  in  bonds:  that  therein  I  may  speak 
boldly,  as  I  ought  to  speak. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  whose  name  is  a 
strong  tower,  into  which  the  righteous  runneth  and  is 
safe;  lift  up  the  standard  of  Thy  Spirit,  we  beseech 
Thee,  against  the  power  of  the  enemy  coming  in  upon 
us  like  a  flood,  and  clothe  us  with  the  full  armor  of 


TWENTY-SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.         147 

righteousness  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left;  that 
we  may  be  able  to  fight  manfully  the  good  fight  of  faith, 
and  so  finish  our  course  with  joy,  in  the  great  day 
when  Christ,  the  righteous  Judge,  shall  appear:  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.    Amen. 


Twenty-Second  Sunday  after   Trinity. 


: 

TJie  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xviii.  21-35.  (St.  John  xi.  19-27.) 

Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said,  Lord,  how  oft  shall  my 
brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him  ?  till  seven  times  ? 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee,  Until  seven  times: 
but,  Until  seventy  times  seven.  Therefore  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  likened  unto  a  certain  king,  which  would  take  ac- 
count of  his  servants.  And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon, 
one  was  brought  unto  him,  which  owed  him  ten  thousand  ta- 
lents. But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay,  his  lord  com- 
manded him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all 
that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made.  The  servant  there- 
fore fell  down,  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have  pa- 
tience with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  Then  the  lord  of  that 
servant  was  moved  with  compassion,  and  loosed  him,  and  for- 
gave him  the  debt.  But  the  same  servant  went  out,  and 
found  one  of  his  fellow  servants,  which  owed  him  an  hundred 
pence:  and  he  laid  hands  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the  throat, 
saying,  Pay  me  that  thou  owest.  And  his  fellow  servant  fell 
down  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him,  saying,  Have  patience 
with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  And  he  would  not:  but 
went  and  ca.st  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt. 
So  when  his  fellow  servants  saw  what  was  done,  they  were 
very  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was 
done.     Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had  called  him,  said  unto 


148  TWENTY-SECOND   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

him,  0  thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  be- 
cause thou  desiredst  me:  shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had 
compassion  on  thy  fellow  servant,  even  as  I  had  pity  on  thee  ? 
And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tormentors, 
till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due  unto  him.  So  likewise 
shall  my  heavenly  Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your 
hearts  forgive  not  every  one  his  brother  their  trespasses. 

The  Epistle,  Phil.  i.  3-11.  (1  Cor.  xv.  35-50.) 

I  thank  my  God  upon  every  remembrance  of  you,  always 
in  every  prayer  of  mine  for  you  all  making  request  with  joy, 
for  your  fellowship  in  the  gospel  from  the  first  day  until  now; 
being  confident  of  this  very  thing,  that  he  which  hath  begun 
a  good  work  in  you  will  perform  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus 
Christ:  even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to  think  this  of  you  all,  be- 
cause I  have  you  in  my  heart;  inasmuch  as  both  in  my 
bonds,  and  in  the  defence  and  confirmation  6f  the  gospel,  ye 
all  are  partakers  of  my  grace.  For  God  is  my  record,  how 
greatly  I  long  after  you  all  in  the  bowels  of  Jesus  Christ. 
And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love  may  abound  yet  more  and 
more  in  knowledge  and  in  all  judgment;  that  ye  may  ap- 
prove things  that  are  excellent ;  that  ye  may  be  sincere  and 
without  offence  till  the  day  of  Christ;  being  filled  with  the 
fruits  of  righteousness,  which  are  by  Jesus  Christ,  unto  the 
glory  and  praise  of  God. 

The  Collect. 

u>~  0  God,  by  whose  wise  and  righteous  order  the  whole 
v  creation  groaneth  and  travaileth  in  pain  together  until 
now,  as  having  been  made  subject  to  vanity  by  reason 
of  sin;  graciously  help  the  infirmities  of  Thy  people, 
we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  and  raise  them  up  through, 
the  strong  power  of  Christian  hope;  that  we  also,  who 
have  received  the  first  fruits  of  the  Spirit,  may  not 


TWENTY-THIRD    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY.  149 

seek  our  rest  in  this  mortal  state,  but  inwardly  long 
after  that  which  is  far  better,  to  be  with  Christ  in 
heaven:  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Twenty-Third  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Y  *  

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxii.  15-22.   (St.  Matt.  xxv.  31-46.) 

Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how  they  might 
entangle  him  in  his  talk.  And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their 
disciples  with  the  Herodians,  saying,  Master,  we  know  that 
thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither 
carest  thou  for  any  man:  for  thou  regardest  not  the  person 
of  men.  Tell  us  therefore,  what  thinkest  thou  ?  Is  it  law- 
ful to  give  tribute  unto  Caesar,  or  not  ?  But  Jesus  perceived 
their  wickedness,  and  said,  why  tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypocrites? 
Shew  me  the  tribute  money.  And  they  brought  unto  him  a 
penny.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whose  is  this  image  and 
superscription?  They  say  unto  him,  Caesar's.  Then  saith 
he  unto  them,  Render  therefore  unto  Caesar  the  things  which 
are  Caesar's;  and  unto  God  the  things  that  are  God's.  When 
they  had  heard  these  words,  they  marvelled,  and  left  him, 
and  went  their  way. 

The  Epistle,  Phil.  iii.  17-21.   (Rev.  xx.  11-15.) 

Brethren,  be  followers  together  of  me,  and  mark  them 
which  walk  so  as  ye  have  us  for  an  ensample.  (For  many 
walk,  of  whom  I  have  told  you  often,  and  now  tell  you  even 
weeping,  that  they  are  the  enemies  of  the  cross  of  Christ: 
whose  end  is  destruction,  whose  God  is  their  belly,  and  whose 
glory  is  in  their  shame,  who  mind  earthly  things.)  For  our 
conversation  is  in  heaven;  from  whence  also  we  look  for 
the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:   who  shall   change   our 

13* 


150  THE   FOURTH    SUNDAY   BEFORE   ADVENT. 

vile  body,  that  it  may  be  fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious 
body,  according  to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able  even  to 
subdue  all  things  unto  himself. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  to  whom  both  power  and  mercy  belong,  and 
who  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work ; 
give  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  set  Thy  presence 
before  us  in  all  our  ways,  and  to  seek  continually 
those  things  which  are  well  pleasing  in  Thy  sight; 
that  we  may  pass  through  the  world  as  pilgrims  and 
strangers,  in  all  holy  conversation  and  godliness,  look- 
ing for  and  hastening  unto  the  second  advent  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  when  He  shall  come  to  be  glorified  in  His 
saints,  and  admired  in  all  them  that  believe :  to  whom, 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

The  Fourth  Sunday  before  Advent. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Malt.  ix.  18-26.   {St.  John  v.  24-29.) 

While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them,  behold,  there  came  a 
certain  ruler,  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  My  daughter  is 
even  now  dead:  but  come  and  lay  thy  hand  upon  her,  and 
she  shall  live.  And  Jesus  arose,  and  followed  him,  and  so 
did  his  disciples.  And,  behold,  a  woman,  which  was  dis- 
eased with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years,  came  behind  him, 
and  touched  the  hem  of  his  garment :  for  she  said  within  herself, 
If  I  may  but  touch  his  garment,  I  shall  be  whole.  But  Jesus 
turned  him  about,  and  when  he  saw  her,  he  said,  Daughter, 
be  of  good  comfort;  thy  faith  hath  made  the  whole.     And 


THE    FOURTH    SUNDAY   BEFORE   ADVENT.  151 

the  -woman  was  made  -whole  from  that  hour.  And  when  Je- 
sus came  into  the  ruler's  house,  and  saw  the  minstrels  and 
the  people  making  a  noise,  he  said  unto  them,  Give  place: 
for  the  maid  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn.  But  when  the  people  were  put  forth,  he  went 
in,  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose.  And  the 
fame  hereof  went  abroad  into  all  that  land. 

The  Epistle,  Col.  i.  9-14.  {Rev.  xxii.  1-21.) 

For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day  we  heard  it,  do  not 
cease  to  pray  for  you,  and  to  desire  that  ye  might  be  filled 
with  the  knowledge  of  his  will  in  all  wisdom  and  spiritual  un- 
derstanding ;  that  ye  might  walk  worthy  of  the  Lord  unto  all 
pleasing,  being  fruitful  in  every  good  work,  and  increasing 
in  the  knowledge  of  God ;  strengthened  with  all  might,  ac- 
cording to  his  glorious  power,  unto  all  patience  and  long-suf- 
fering with  joyfulness  ;  giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which 
hath  made  us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the 
saints  in  light :  who  hath  delivered  us  from  the  power  of  dark- 
ness, and  hath  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  his  dear  Son  : 
in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  his  blood,  even  the  for- 
giveness of  sins. 

The  Collect. 

■ 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  who  didst  cause 

Thy  Son  to  descend  into  the  bosom  of  the  grave,  that 
He  might  destroy  him  that  had  the  power  of  death, 
and  deliver  them  who  through  fear  of  death  were  all 
their  lifetime  subject  to  bondage;  work  in  us,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  such  holy  mortification  to  all  the  things 
of  this  world,  and  such  lively  apprehension  of  things 
unseen  and  eternal,  as  may  prepare  us  to  die  without 
anxiety  or  dismay,  knowing  that  if  our  earthly  house 
of  this  tabernacle  be  dissolved,  we  have  a  building  of 


152  THE    THIRD    SUNDAY   BEFORE    ADVENT. 

God,  a  house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the 
heavens;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


The  Third  Sunday  before  Advent. 



The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxiv.  15-28.   (St.  John  xiv.  1-4  ) 

When  ye  therefore  shall  see  the  abomination  of  desolation, 
spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand  in  the  holy  place, 
(whoso  readeth,  let  him  understand:)  then  let  them  which  be 
in  Judea  flee  into  the  mountains:  let  him  which  is  on  the 
house-top  not  come  down  to  take  any  thing  out  of  his  house: 
neither  let  him  which  is  in  the  field  return  back  to  take  his 
clothes.  And  woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child,  and  to  them 
that  give  suck  in  those  days !  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter,  neither  on  the  sabbath  day :  for  then 
shall  be  great  tribulation,  such  as  was  not  since  the  beginning 
of  the  world  to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  And  except 
those  days  should  be  shortened,  there  should  no  flesh  be  saved : 
but  for  the  elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be  shortened.  Then, 
if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or 
there  ;  believe  it  not.  For  there  shall  arise  false  Christs,  and 
false  prophets,  and  shall  shew  great  signs  and  wonders ;  inso- 
much that,  if  it  were  possible,  they  shall  deceive  the  very 
elect.  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before.  Wherefore,  if  they 
shall  say  unto  you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  desert;  go  not  forth: 
behold,  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers ;  believe  it  not.  For  as 
the  lightning  cometh  out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even  unto 
the  west;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be.  For 
wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gathered 
together. 

The  Epistle,  1  Thess.  iv.  13-18.  (Rev.  vii.  13-17.) 

But  I  would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  concern- 
ing them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  others 


THE    SECOND    SUNDAY   BEFORE   ADVENT.  153 

which  have  no  hope.  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose 
again,  even  so  them  also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring 
with  him.  For  this  we  say  unto  you  by  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
that  we  which  are  alive  and  remain  unto  the  coming  of  the 
Lord  shall  not  prevent  them  which  are  asleep.  For  the  Lord 
himself  shall  descend  from  heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice 
of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump  of  God  :  and  the  dead 
in  Christ  shall  rise  first :  Then  we  which  are  alive  and  remain 
shall  be  caught  up  together  with  them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet 
the  Lord  in  the  air :  and  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 
AVherefDre  comfort  one  another  with  these  words. 

i 
The  Collect.^ 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  Fountain  of  all 
life  and  power,  who  hast  promised  to  bring  up  again 
from  the  dead  the  bodies  of  them  which  sleep  in  Je- 
sus; gather  not  our  souls  with  sinners,  we  beseech 
Thee,  but  make  us  to  be  numbered  with  Thy  saints 
in  glory  everlasting;  that  having  been  joined  with 
them  in  one  communion  here,  we  may  also  share  here~ 
after  their  joyful  triumph,  in  the  resurrection  at 
the  last  day;  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our 
risen  and  glorified  Lord.     Amen. 


The  Second  Sunday  before  Advent. 



T7ie  Gospel,  St.  Malt.  xxv.  31-46.  (St.  Matt.  x\x.  27-30.) 

When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the 
holy  angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  of  his 
glory:  and  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  nations:  and  he 
shall  separate  them  one  from  another,  as  a  shepherd  divideth 


154  THE    SECOND   SUNDAY   BEFORE    ADVENT. 

his  sheep  from  the  goats:  and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his 
right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left.  Then  shall  the  King 
say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand,  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my 
Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the  foun- 
dation of  the  world :  for  I  was  an  hungered,  and  ye  gave  me 
meat:  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink :  I  was  a  stranger, 
and  ye  took  me  in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me:  I  was  sick, 
and  ye  visited  me:  I  was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me. 
Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw 
we  thee  an  hungered,  and  fed  thee?  or  thirsty,  and  gave 
thee  drink?  when  we  saw  thee  a  stranger,  and  took  thee  in? 
or  naked,  and  clothed  thee?  or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in 
prison,  and  came  unto  thee?  And  the  King  shall  answer 
and  say  unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye 
have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my  brethren,  ye 
have  done  it  unto  me.  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on 
the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  into  everlasting 
fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels.  For  I  was  an- 
hungered, and  ye  gave  me  no  meat:  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye 
gave  me  no  drink:  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in: 
naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not :  sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye 
visited  me  not.  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him,  saying, 
Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungered,  or  athirst,  or  ;i 
stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minis- 
ter unto  thee?  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one  of  the  least 
of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to  me.  And  these  shall  go  away  into 
everlasting  punishment:  but  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

The  Epistle ,  2  Thcss.  i.  3-10.   (Rev  xxi.  1-8.) 

We  are  bound  to  thank  God  always  for  you,  brethren,  as 
it  is  meet,  because  that  your  faith  groweth  exceedingly,  and 
the  charity  of  every  one  of  you  all  toward  each  other  abound- 
eth;  so  that  we  ourselves  glory  in  you  in  the  churches  of 
God,  for  your  patience  and  faith  in  all  your  persecutions  and 


THE    SUNDAY    BEFORE    ADVENT.  155 

tribulatioi  s  that  ye  endure:  which  is  a  manifest  token  of  the 
righteous  judgment  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy 
of  the  kingdom  of  God,  for  which  ye  also  suffer:  seeing  it  is 
a  righteous  thing  with  God  to  recompense  tribulation  to  them 
that  trouble  you;  and  to  you  who  are  troubled  rest  with  us, 
when  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  be  revealed  from  heaven  with  his 
mighty  angels,  in  flaming  fire  taking  vengeance  on  them  that 
know  not  God,  and  that  obey  not  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ:  who  shall  be  punished  with  everlasting  destruction 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his 
power;  when  he  shall  come  to  be  glorified  in  his  saints,  and 
to  be  admired  in  all  them  that  believe,  (because  our  testimony 
among  you  was  believed)  in  that  day. 

The  Collects 

0  God,  who  hast  appointed  a  day  in  the  which  Thou 
wilt  judge  the  world  in  righteousness,  by  that  Man 
whom  Thou  hast  ordained,  giving  assurance  thereof 
unto  all  in  that  thou  hast  raised  Him  from  the  dead; 
grant  unto  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  keep  in 
mind  always  the  power  and  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  to  wait  continually  for  His  revelation  from 
heaven;  that  having  boldly  confessed  Him  before 
men,  we  also  may  be  openly  acknowledged  and  con- 
fessed by  Him  when  all  flesh  shall  appear  in  His  pre- 
sence :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


The  Sunday  before  Advent. 


TJie   Gospel,  St.  Malt.  xxv.  1-13.    (St.  John  xvii.  20-26.) 

Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto  ten  vir- 
gins, which  took  their  lamps,  and  went  forth  co  meet  the 


156  THE    SUNDAY   BEEORE   ADVENT. 

bridegroom.  And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and  five  were  fool- 
ish. The j  that  were  foolish  took  their  lamps,  and  took  no 
oil  with  them :  but  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with  their 
lamps.  While  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they  all  slumbered 
and  slept.  And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry  made,  Behold, 
the  bridegroom  cometh ;  go  ye  out  to  meet  him.  Then  all 
those  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  lamps.  And  the  fool- 
ish said  unto  the  wise,  Give  us  of  your  oil;  for  our  lamps  are 
gone  out.  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Not  so;  lest  there 
be  not  enough  for  us  and  you:  but  go  ye  rather  to  them  that 
sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves.  And  while  they  went  to  buy, 
the  bridegroom  came;  and  they  that  were  ready  went  in  with 
him  to  the  marriage:  and  the  door  was  shut.  Afterward 
came  also  the  other  virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 
But  he  answered  and  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know 
you  not.  Watch  therefore,  for  ye  know  neither  the  day  nor 
the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

The  Epistle,  2  Pet.  iii.  3-14.  [Rev.  vii.  2-12.) 

Knowing  this  first,  that  there  shall  come  in  the  last  days 
scoffers,  walking  after  their  own  lusts,  and  saying,  Where  is 
the  promise  of  his  coming?  for  since  the  fathers  fell  asleep, 
all  things  continue  as  they  were  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation.  For  this  they  willingly  are  ignorant  of,  that  by 
the  word  of  God  the  heavens  were  of  old,  and  the  earth 
standing  out  of  the  water,  and  in  the  water:  whereby  the 
world  that  then  was,  being  overflowed  with  water,  perished: 
but  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which  are  now,  by  the  same 
word  are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto  fire  against  the  day  of 
judgment  and  perdition  of  ungodly  men.  But,  beloved,  be 
not  ignorant  of  this  one  thing,  that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord 
as  a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand  years  as  one  day.  The 
Lord  is  not  slack  concerning  his  promise,  as  some  men  count 
slackness ;  but  is  long-suffering  to  us-ward,  not  willing  that  any 
should  perish,  but  that  all  should  come  to  repentance.  But 
the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a  thief  in  the  night ;  in  the 


T1IE    SUNDAY    BEFORE    ADVENT.  157 

which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away  with  a  great  noise,  and 
the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent  heat,  the  earth  also  and 
the  works  that  are  therein  shall  be  burned  up.  Seeing  then 
that  all  these  things  shall  be  dissolved,  what  manner  of  per- 
sons ought  ye  to  be  in  all  holy  conversation  and  godliness, 
looking  for  and  hastening  unto  the  coming  of  the  day  of  God, 
wherein  the  heavens,  being  on  fire,  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the 
elements  shall  melt  with  fervent  heat?  Nevertheless  we,  ac- 
cording to  his  promise,  look  for  new  heavens  and  a  new  earth, 
wherein  dwellcth  righteousness.  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing 
that  ye  look  for  such  things,  be  diligent  that  ye  may  be 
found  of  him  in  peace,  without  spot  and  blameless. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  by  whose  word 
the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which  are  now,  are  kept 
in  store,  reserved  unto  fire  against  the  day  of  judg- 
ment and  perdition  of  ungodly  men;  make  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  to  be  such  manner  of  persons  in  all 
holy  conversation  and  godliness,  as  they  ought  to  be 
who  look  for  such  things;  that  when  this  frame  of 
nature  shall  be  dissolved,  we  may  be  counted  worthy 
to  behold  and  enjo}*,  according  to  Thy  promise,  the 
new  heavens  and  the  new  earth,  wherein  dwellcth 
righteousness;  through  the  merits  and  mediation  of 
Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 


THE  HOLY  COMMUNION. 


PREPARATION  FOR  THE  HOLY  COMMUNION. 

Having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar,  the  Congregation  also  standing 
up,  the  Minister  shall  say  : 

The  Lord  is  in  His  holy  temple :  let  all  the  earth 
keep  silence  before  Him.     Amen. 

God  spake  all  these  words,  saying,  I  am  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  Me. 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image, 
or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  wa- 
ter under  the  earth :  thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
to  them,  nor  serve  them:  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am 
a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of 
them  that  hate  Me;  and  shewing  mercy  unto  thou- 
sands of  them  that  love  Me,  and  keep  My  command- 
ments. 

158 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  109 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  vain;  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that 
taketh  His  name  in  vain. 

Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six 
days  shalt  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work:  but  the 
seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God:  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor 
thy  daughter,  thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidservant, 
nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy 
gates:  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested  the 
seventh  day:  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath 
day.  and  hallowed  it. 

Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother:  that  thy  days 
may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbor. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  house,  thou 
shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor  his  man- 
servant, nor  his  maidservant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his 
ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbor's. 

Congregation,  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and 
incline  our  hearts  to  keep  all  these  laws. 

Minister,  Hear  also  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
saith: 

Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind 


160  PREPARATION    FOR 

This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment.  And  the 
second  is  like  unto  it:  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbor 
as  thyself.  On  these  two  commandments  hang  all 
the  law  and  the  prophets. 

31.     Let  us  pray. 

0  Lord  God,  who  didst  at  first  deliver  Thy  com- 
mandments from  the  mount  which  burned  with  fire, 
amid  blackness,  and  darkness,  and  tempest,  at  which 
terrible  sight  even  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and 
quake:  we  thank  Thee  that  this  same  law  is  now 
published  unto  us  from  mount  Zion,  through  the  Me- 
diator of  a  new  and  better  covenant;  and  we  humbly 
beseech  Thee  to  put  these  words  into  our  minds,  and 
write  them  in  our  hearts,  that  we  may  delight  in 
Thy  law  after  the  inward  man,  and  serve  Thee  in 
newness  of  spirit,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord ;  who 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost  liveth  and  reigneth, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Then  all  shall  kneel,  and  join  in  the  Litany  as  follows: 

31.  0  God  the  Father  in  heaven;  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  0  God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world;  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

C*  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the 
Father  and  the  Son ;  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  161 

3L  0  holy,  blessed,  and  glorious   Trinity,  three 
Persons  and  one  God;  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

J/".  Remember  not,  Lord,  our  offences,  nor  the  of- 
fences of  our  forefathers;  neither  take  Thou  ven- 
geance of  our  sins:  spare  us,  good  Lord,  spare  Thy 
people,  whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  most 
precious  blood,  and  be  not  angry  with  us  for  ever. 

C.  Spare  us,  good  Lord. 

31.  From  all  evil  and  harm;  from  the  power  of 
sin,  and  the"  snares  of  the  devil;  from  Thy  wrath, 
and  from  everlasting  damnation; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  From  all  blindness  of  heart ;  from  pride,  vain- 
glory, and  hypocrisy ;  from  envy,  hatred,  and  malice 
and  all  uncharitableness; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  From  all  impure  lusts  and  desires ;  and  from 
all  the  deceits  of  the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil; 
C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  From  lightning,  tempest,  and  earthquake  ;  from 
plague,  pestilence,  and  famine ;  from  all  disasters  by 
land  and  by  water;  from  battle  and  murder,  and 
from  sudden  death; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

L  14* 


162  PREPARATION    FOR 

31.  From  tumult  and  riot;  from  sedition  and  re- 
bellion; from  heresy  and  schism;  from  hardness  of 
heart,  and  contempt  of  Thy  word  and  authority; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  By  the  mystery  of  Thy  holy  incarnation ;  by 
Thy  holy  nativity  and  circumcision ;  by  Thy  bap- 
tism, fasting,  and  temptation; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  By  Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat;  by  Thy 
cross  and  passion  ;  by  Thy  precious  death  and  burial; 
by  Thy  glorious  resurrection  and  ascension ;  and  by 
the  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  In  all  time  of  our  tribulation ;  in  all  time  of 
our  wealth ;  in  the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of 
judgment; 

C.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

31.  We  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0 
Lord. 

C.  Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 

31.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  keep  us  in  all  time 
of  temptation  and  heaviness ;  to  comfort  and  help  all 
the  weak-hearted ;  to  raise  up  them  that  fall,  and 
finally  to  beat  down  Satan  under  our  feet; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  1G3 

jr.  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  succor,*  help,  and 
comfort  all  that  are  in  danger,  necessity,  and  tribu- 
lation ; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

M,  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  preserve  all  trav- 
ellers and  strangers,  all  women  in  the  perils  of  child- 
birth, all  sick  persons,  and  young  children,  and  to 
show  Thy  pity  upon  all  prisoners  and  captives ; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

M,  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  defend  and  pro- 
vide for  the  fatherless  children,  and  widows,  and  all 
that  are  desolate  and  oppressed ; 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

Mm  That  it  may  please  Thee  to  have  mercy  upon 
all  men  : 

C.  We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord.* 

31.  0  Son  of  God,  Redeemer  of  the  world ; 
C.  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world  ; 

Cm  Have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
♦vorld ; 

C.  Grant  us  Thy  peace. 

0  God,  merciful  Father,  who  despisest  not  the  sighing 


164  PREPARATION   FOR 

Df  the  jontrite,  nor  rejectest  the  desire  of  the  sorrowful; 
be  fa\orable  to  our  prayers  which  in  our  afflictions 
that  continually  oppress  us,  we  pour  out  before  Thee; 
and  graciously  hear  them,  that  those  things  which 
the  craft  of  the  devil  or  man  worketh  against  us,  may 
be  brought  to  nought,  and  by  the  counsel  of  Thy  good- 
ness be  dispersed ;  so  that  being  hurt  by  no  persecu 
tions,  we  may  evermore  give  thanks  unto  Thee  in  Thy 
holy  Church,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

0  God,  from  whom  all  holy  desires,  all  good  coun- 
sels, and  all  just  works  do  proceed;  give  unto  Thy 
servants  that  peace  which  the  world  cannot  give ; 
that  our  hearts  may  be  set  to  obey  Thy  command- 
ments, and  also  that  we,  being  defended  from  the  fear 
of  our  enemies,  may  by  Thy  protection  pass  our  time 
in  peace  and  quietness;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

A  suitable  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  now  be  sung. 

Then  the  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  in  the  pulpit,  shall  pro- 
ceed to  deliver  a  brief  Sermon,  or  Exhortation. 

After  t lie  Sermon,  the  Minister,  at  the  altar,  shall  address  the  com- 
municants, and  say: 

Beloved  in  the  Lord:  Our  blessed  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  when  He  was  about  to  finish  the  work  of  our 
redemption,  by  making  Himself  a  sacrifice  for  our 
sins  upon  the  cross,  solemnly  instituted  the  Holy  Sac- 
rament of  His  own  Body  and  Blood;  that  it  might  be 
the  abiding  memorial  of  His  precious  death;  the  seal 
of  His  perpetual  presence  in  the  Church  by  the  Holy 


THE    HOLY   COMMUNION.  165 

Ghost;  the  mystical  exhibition  of  His  one  offering 
of  Himself  made  once,  but  of  force  always,  to  put 
away  sin;  the  pledge  of  His  undying  love  to  His  peo- 
ple; and  the  bond  of  His  living  union  and  fellowship 
with  them  to  the  end  of  time. 

The  same  night,  we  are  told,  in  which  he  was  be- 
trayed, He  took  bread ;  and  when  He  had  given 
thanks.  He  brake  it,  and  said,  Take,  eat;  this  is  My 
body,  which  is  broken  for  you;  this  do  in  remem- 
brance of  Me.  After  the  same  manner  also  He  took 
the  cup,  when  He  had  supped,  saying,  This  cup  is 
the  new  testament  in  My  blood;  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as 
ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  Me. 

It  has  not  been  without  reason,  therefore,  that  the 
celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  has  ever  been  re- 
garded by  the  Church  as  the  inmost  sanctuary  of  the 
whole  Christian  worship.  We  have  to  do  here,  not 
with  outward  signs  only,  but  with  the  heavenly  reali- 
ties themselves  which  these  signs  represent.  Our 
Lord  Himself  calls  the  bread  His  body,  and  the  cup 
His  blood,  or  the  new  testament  in  His  blood.  The 
cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  says  St.  Paul,  is  it  not 
the  communion  of  the  blood  of  Christ  ?  The  bread 
which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  body 
of  Christ  ?  And  it  is  the  same  Apostle  who  utters, 
in  another  place,  the  solemn  warning :  Let  a  man 
examine  himself,  and  so  let  him  eat  of  that  bread, 
and  drink  of  that  cup;  for  he  that  eateth  and  drink- 
eth  unworthily,  eateth  and  drinketh  judgment  to 
himself,  not  discerning  the  Lord's  body. 

\)  !ng  of  such  high  and  awful  character,  it  is  plain 
that  the  Lord"s  Supper  can  be  rightly  and  safely  ap- 


166  PREPARATION   FOR 

proachecl  only  by  those  who  are  of  a  truly  devout  and 
religious  mind.  These  holy  mysteries  are  not  for  the 
irreverent,  the  worldly,  or  the  profane.  All  who  are 
impenitent  and  unbelieving,  and  who  refuse  to  obey 
the  gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  have  no  right  to 
partake  of  this  Christian  altar.  They  can  do  so  only 
at  their  own  peril ;  for  coming  to  it  thus  in  the  spirit 
of  hypocrisy  and  wickedness,  they  turn  the  blessing 
of  the  Sacrament  into  a  curse,  and  that  which  should 
be  a  savor  of  life  unto  life  is  made  to  be  for  them  only 
a  savor  of  death  unto  death.  They  eat  and  drink 
damnation  or  judgment  to  themselves;  not  because 
they  are  sinners,  but  because  they  are  impenitent 
sinners;  not  because  they  are  unworthy,  but  because 
they  eat  and  drink  unworthily,  not  discerning  the 
Lord's  body. 

If  any  of  you  who  are  here  present,  then,  know 
yourselves  to  be  the  willing  servants  of  sin,  being 
without  repentance  and  faith,  and  yielding  yourselves 
to  the  power  of  worldly  affections  and  lusts,  we  sol- 
emnly warn  and  admonish  you,  that  ye  presume  not, 
so  long  as  this  is  your  character,  to  come  to  the  ta- 
ble of  the  Lord.  Do  not  pretend  in  this  way,  to  join 
righteousness  with  unrighteousness,  and  light  with 
darkness.  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  cup  of  devils;  ye  cannot  be  partakers  of  the 
Lord's  table,  and  of  the  table  of  devils. 

On  the  other  hand,  we  cordially  invite  to  this  ta- 
ble all  who  are  truly  grieved  and  penitent  for  their 
sins,  who  look  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  for  righteous- 
ness and  salvation,  who  abide  in  the  fellowship  ot 
His  Church,  and  who  earnestly  desire  to  possess  His 


THE   HOLY  COMMUNION.  1G7 

Spirit  and  to  walk  in  His  steps.  To  all  such  the 
voice  of  the  infinitely  compassionate  Redeemer  Him- 
self speaks:  Come  unto  Me,  all  ye  that  labor,  and  are 
heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest.  Fear  not, 
therefore,  as  many  of  you  as  have  this  mind,  to  em- 
brace the  joyful  and  glorious  privilege  which  is  here 
offered  for  your  use.  Having,  brethren,  boldness  to 
enter  into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new 
and  living  wav,  which  He  hath  consecrated  for  us, 
through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say,  His  flesh ;  and  hav- 
ing an  High  Priest  over  the  house  of  God;  let  us  draw 
near  with  a  true  heart,  in  full  assurance  of  faith, 
having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience, 
and  our  bodies  washed  with  pure  water. 

Only  ye  must  take  good  heed,  that  your  particu- 
lar preparation  for  the  Sacrament  at  this  time  be  sin- 
cere and  whole,  according  to  God's  command;  so  that 
no  let  or  bar  may  be  found  in  yourselves  to  its  pro- 
per comfort  and  benefit.  See  that  ye  have  grace,  not 
only  in  general  habit,  but  also  in  present  exercise  and 
power.  Renew  your  repentance  and  faith.  Be  in 
perfect  charity  with  all  men.  Put  away  from  you 
the  leaven  of  malice  and  wickedness.  Remember 
earnestly  your  past  offences  and  shortcomings,  that 
ye  may  humble  yourselves,  with  true  hearty  confes- 
sion, under  the  mighty  hand  of  Him,  who  alone  has 
power  to  exalt  you  in  His  own  good  thrie.  Thus, 
clothed  in  the  robes  of  salvation,  you  will  be  able  to 
compass  God's  holy  altar  with  thankfulness  and  joy, 
and  to  share  the  full  benefit  of  its  one  offering  for  sin, 
while  you  feed  on  the  sacrifice  at  the  same  time  as 
the  bread  of  everlasting  life.     For  in  this  most  com- 


168  PREPARATION    FOR 

fortable  Sacrament  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  our  Sa- 
viour Jesus  Christ,  we  have  exhibited  to  us  at  once, 
both  the  forgiveness  of  sins  through  His  death,  and 
the  gift  of  immortality  through  His  glorious  resurrec- 
tion; according  to  His  own  word:  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  Except  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of 
Man,  and  drink  His  blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you. 
Whoso  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  hath 
eternal  life ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 
For  My  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  My  blood  is  drink 
indeed.  He  that  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My 
blood,  dwelleth  in  Me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the  living 
Father  hath  sent  Me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father;  so 
he  that  eateth  Me,  even  he  shall  live  by  Me.  This 
is  that  bread  which  came  down  from  heaven:  not  as 
your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are  dead;  he  that 
eateth  of  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 

Ye  then,  beloved  brethren  in  the  Lord,  who  have 
looked  earnestly  into  your  own  hearts,  and  who  find 
in  yourselves  these  good  dispositions  of  penitence  and 
faith,  with  the  sincere  desire  and  purpose  of  forsaking 
all  sin  and  following  after  all  Christian  holiness,  ap- 
proach with  me  now  to  the  throne  of  grace,  and  make 
your  humble  confession  to  Almighty  God. 

All  kneeling. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
Maker  of  all  things,  Judge  of  all  men ;  we  cast  our- 
selves down  at  Thy  feet,  with  deep  humiliation  and 
heartfelt  penitent  grief,  in  view  of  our  manifold  sins 
and  great  unrighteousness,  whereby  we  have  pro- 
voked against  ourselves  most  justly  Thine  indigna- 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  109 

tion  and  wrath.  We  have  sinned  against  Thee  in 
thou.: lit.  word,  and  deed.  We  have  broken  Thy  holy 
laws.  We  have  come  short  of  Thy  righteousness 
and  glory,  in  all  our  ways.  Our  lives  bear  testimony 
against  us.  and  our  own  hearts  condemn  us,  as  being 
prone  to  all  evil,  and  backward  to  all  good.  We 
have  abused  Thy  mercies,  and  made  light  of  Thy 
judgments.  "We  have  turned  aside  from  Thy  cove- 
nant; and  have  not  been  faithful  and  diligent,  as 
we  ought  to  have  been,  in  using  the  helps  of  Thy 
grace  for  our  eternal  salvation.  We  acknowledge 
and  bewail  before  Thee,  the  corruption  of  our  nature, 
the  vanity  of  our  minds,  the  waywardness  of  our 
hearts,  the  wanderings  and  apostasies  of  our  whole 
fallen  life.  Righteousness  belongeth  unto  Thee,  0 
Lord;  and  unto  us  only  confusion  of  face.  But  unto 
Thee,  0  Lord  our  God,  belong  also  mercies  and  for- 
givenesses, though  we  have  rebelled  against  Thee. 
For  Thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive,  and 
plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
Thee.  Look  upon  us,  therefore,  0  righteous  and 
holy  Father,  with  an  eye  of  pity  and  compassion,  as 
we  now  humble  ourselves,  with  sincere  confession,  be- 
fore the  throne  of  Thy  heavenly  grace;  and  for  the 
sake  of  Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  speak  pardon  and 
peace  to  our  souls.  Let  Thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  0 
Lord,  according  as  we  hope  in  Thee.  And  with  the 
full  pardon  of  our  past  sins,  be  pleased  also  to  quicken 
us,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  the  way  of  righteousness,  and 
uphold  us  with  Thy  free  Spirit;  that  we  may  walk 
worthy  henceforth  of  the  vocation  wherewith  we  are 
called,  and  ever  hereafter  serve  and  please  Thee  in 
15 


170  PREPARATION    FOR 

newness  of  life,  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  Thy  holy 
name,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  rise,  and  pronounce  to  the  Congregation, 
etill  kneeling,  the  following  Declaration  of  Pardon. 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comforting  assurance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  promised  in  the  Gospel  to  all  that  re- 
pent and  believe:  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I 
have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  but  that 
the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live.  God  so 
loved  the  world,  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son, 
that  whosoever  belie veth  in  Him  should  not  perish, 
but  have  everlasting  life. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  in  the 
Lord,  as  have  now  made  confession  of  your  sins  unto 
God  with  hearty  repentance  and  sincere  faith,  being 
resolved  to  turn  from  them,  and  to  follow  after  right- 
eousness and  true  holiness  in  time  to  come,  I  declare, 
by  the  authority  of  the  Gospel,  that  all  your  sins  are 
remitted  and  forgiven,  through  the  perfect  satisfac- 
tion of  the  most  holy  passion  and  death  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Congregation  rise,  and  join  in  singing  a  Doxology ; 
after  which  the  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction: 

The  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  the  great  Shepherd  of  the 
sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant, 
make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work,  to  do  His  will, 
working  in  you  that  which  is  well-pleasing  in  His 
sight,  through  Jesus  Christ:  to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


THE  HOLY  COMMUNION. 


[The  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  shall  be  administered  publicly 
in  the  Church,  in  every  Congregation,  at  least  twice  a  year,  and  if  pos- 
sible oftener.] 

Having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar,  the  Congregation  also  standing 
up,  the  Minister  shall  say  as  follows: 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  If  we  say  that  we 
have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is 
not  in  us;  but  if  we  confess  our  sins,  God  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from 
all  unrighteousness.  Let  us  therefore  humble  our- 
selves before  the  throne  of  Almighty  God,  our  hea- 
venly Father,  and  confess  our  manifold  sins  and  trans- 
gressions with  lowly  and  contrite  hearts,  that  we  may 
obtain  forgiveness  of  the  same  through  the  merits  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Then  the  Minister  and  Congregation  siall  kneel,  and  repeat  tbe  fol- 
lowing Confession. 

171 


172  THE   HOLY  COMMUNION. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  dost  ad- 
mit Thy  people  unto  such  wonderful  communion,  that 
partaking  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  dear  Son, 
they  should  dwell  in  Him,  and  He  in  them;  we  un- 
worthy sinners,  approaching  to  Thy  presence,  and  be- 
holding Thy  glory,  do  abhor  ourselves,  and  repent  in 
dust  and  ashes.  We  have  sinned,  we  have  sinned, 
we  have  grievously  sinned  against  Thee,  in  thought, 
in  word,  and  in  deed,  provoking  most  justly  Thy  wrath 
and  indignation  against  us.  The  remembrance  of  our 
transgressions  and  shortcomings  fills  us  with  sorrow 
and  shame.  Yet  now,  0  most  merciful  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us;  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ,  forgive 
us  all  our  sins;  purify  us,  by  the  inspiration  of  Thy 
Holy  Spirit,  from  all  inward  uncleanness;  enable  us 
heartily  to  forgive  others,  as  we  beseech  Thee  to  for- 
give us;  and  grant  that  we  may  ever  hereafter  serve 
and  please  Thee  in  newness  of  life;  to  the  honor  and 
glory  of  Thy  name,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  rise,  and  pronounce  to  the  Congregation, 
still  kneeling,  the  following  Declaration  of  Pardon. 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comfortinsr  assurance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  promised  in  the  Gospel  to  all  that  repent 
and  believe:  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  have 
no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  but  that  the 
wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live.  God  so  loved 
the  world,  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son,  that 
whosoever  belie veth  in  Him  should  not  perish,  but 
have  everlasting  life. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  brethren, 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  173 

as  truly  repent  of  your  sins,  and  believe  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  with  full  purpose  of  new  obedience,  I 
announce  and  declare,  by  the  authority  and  in  the 
name  of  Christ,  that  your  sins  are  forgiven  in  heaven, 
according  to  His  promise  in  the  Gospel,  through  the 
perfect  merit  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Here,  and  at  the  end  of  every  Collect  and  Prayer,  the  Congregation 
6hall  say : 

Amen. 

The  Congregation  shall  now  rise,  and  join  with  the  Minister  in  re- 
peating the  JSlcene  creed;  immediately  after  which  shall  be  sung, 
chanted,  or  recited,  the  Gloria  in  Excelsis;  all  in  the  following  order. 

We  believe  in  one  God,  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth,  of  all  things  visible  and 
invisible  : 

And  in  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  only  begotten 
Son  of  God,  begotten  of  the  Father  belore  all  worlds, 
God  of  God,  Light  of  Light,  very  God  of  very  God ; 
begotten  not  made;  of  one  substan3e  with  the  Fa- 
ther, by  whom  all  things  were  made:  who  for  us  men 
and  for  our  salvation  came  down  from  heaven,  and 
was  incarnate  by  the  Holy  Ghost  of  the  Virgin  Mary, 
and  was  made  man  :  who  was  also  crucified  for  us 
under  Pontius  Pilate,  and  suffered,  and  was  buried; 
and  the  third  day  rose  again  according  to  the  Scrip- 
tures; and  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  th? 
right  hand  of  the  Father ;  and  shall  come  again  with 
glory  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead;  of  whose 
kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end. 

And  we  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Lord,  the 
Giver  of  life,  who  proceedeth  from  the  Father  and  the 

i;, 


174  THE   HOLY   COMMUNION. 

Son,  who  with  the  Father  and  the  Son  together  is 
worshipped  and  glorified,  who  spake  by  the  prophets; 
in  one  holy  catholic  and  apostolic  Church.  We  con- 
fess one  baptism  for  the  remission  of  sins;  we  look  for 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  the  life  of  the  world 
to  come.     Amen. 


3Iinister.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Congregation,  The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men.  We  praise  Thee,  we  bless  Thee, 
we  worship  Thee,  we  glorify  Thee,  we  give  thanks 
to  Thee  for  Thy  great  glory,  0  Lord  God,  heavenly 
King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

0  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ;  0 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  that 
takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin 
of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou  that  sittest 
at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

For  Thou  only  art  holy;  Thou  only  art  the  Lord; 
Thou  only,  0  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 


Then  shall  the  Minister  read  the  proper  Gospel  and  Epistle  for  the 
day. 

After  the  reading,  the  service  shall  proceed  thus,  the  Congregation 
rising: 


T1IE   HOLY   COMMUNION.  175 

JZ.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the  Holy  Ghost: 

C.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

31.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
C  And  with  thy  spirit. 

M,  Let  us  pray. 

Here  shall  be  offered  the  Collect  for  the  day  and  the  Festival  Prayer, 

A  suitable  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  then  be  sung. 

After  this,  the  Minister  having  taken  his  place  in  the  pulpit,  sball 
proceed  to  deliver  a  brief  Sermon.  Or,  instead  of  this,  he  may  read  a 
lesson  of  moderate  length,  taken  from  the  Holy  Gospels,  on  the  history 
of  Christ's  Passion  and  Death. 

Then  shall  follow  a  collection  of  the  Offerings  of  the  people,  to  be 
devoted  to  the  service  of  the  poor,  or  to  some  benevolent  purpose; 
during  which  the  Minister,  standing  at  the  altar,  shall  read  some  of 
the  following  Sentences  from  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

He  which  soweth  sparingly  shall  reap  also  spa- 
ringly; and  he  which  soweth  bountifully  shall  reap 
also  bountifully. 

Every  man  according  as  he  purposeth  in  his  heart, 
so  let  him  give ;  not  grudgingly,  or  of  necessity :  for 
God  loveth  a  cheerful  giver.  As  it  is  written,  He 
hath  dispersed  abroad;  he  hath  given  to  the  poor: 
his  righteousness  remaineth  forever. 

Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  world,  that  they 
be  not  high-minded,  nor  trust  in  uncertain  riches,  but 
in  the  living  God,  who  giveth  us  richly  all  things  to 
enjoy;  that  they  do  good,  that  they  be  rich  in  good 
works,  ready  to  distribute,  willing  to  communicate ; 
laying  up  in  store  for  themselves  a  good  foundation 
against  the  time  to  come,  that  they  may  lay  hold  on 
eternal  life. 

To  do  good  and  to  communicate  forget  not:  lor 
with  such  sacriliees  God  is  well  pleased. 


170  THE    HOLY   COMMUNION. 

Whoso  hath  this  world's  good,  and  seeth  his  bro- 
ther have  need,  and  shutteth  up  his  bowels  of  com- 
passion from  him,  how  dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in 
him? 

He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lendeth  unto  the 
Lord ;  and  that  which  he  hath  given  will  He  pay 
him  again. 

I  have  shewed  you  all  things,  how  that  so  laboring 
ye  ought  to  support  the  weak,  and  to  remember  the 
words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  He  said,  It  is  more 
blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

The  collection  shall  be  brought  by  the  Deacons,  in  a  proper  vessel 
provided  for  the  purpose,  to  the  Minister;  who  shall  then  reverently 
place  it  upon  the  altar,  as  an  oblation  presented  unto  God. 

After  this,  the  Minister  shall  uncover  and  expose  to  view  the  vessels 
containing  the  Bread  and  Wine  for  the  use  of  the  Holy  Sacrament,  and 
proceed  as  follows  : 

M.  Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  by  the  blood 
of  Thy  dear  Son  hast  consecrated  for  us  a  new  and 
living  way  into  the  holiest  of  all ;  cleanse  our  minds, 
we  beseech  Thee,  by  the  inspiration  of  Thy  Holy  Spi- 
rit, that  we,  Thy  redeemed  people,  drawing  near  unto 
Thee  in  these  holy  mysteries,  with  a  true  heart  and 
undefined  conscience,  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  may 
offer  unto  Thee  an  acceptable  sacrifice  in  righteous- 
ness, and  worthily  magnify  Thy  great  and  glorious 
name ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  pronounce,  slowly  and  solemnly,  either  the 
whole,  or  some  part,  of  the  following  selection  of  passages  from  t lie 
Holy  Scriptures. 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  177 

Surely  He  hath  home  our  griefs,  and  carried  our 
sorrows:  yet  we  did  esteem  Him  stricken,  smitten  of 
God,  and  atllicted.  But  He  was  wounded  for  our 
transgressions,  He  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities:  the 
chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  Him;  and  with 
His  stripes  we  are  healed.  All  we  like  sheep  have 
gone  astray;  we  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own 
way;  and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  Him  the  iniquity  of 
us  all. 

In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God  toward  us, 
because  that  God  sent  His  only  begotten  Son  into  the 
world,  that  we  might  live  through  Him.  Herein  is 
love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that  He  loved  us, 
and  sent  His  Son  to  be  the  propitiation  for  our  sins. 

Abide  in  Me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the  branch  cannot 
bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the  vine;  no 
more  can  ye,  except  }re  abide  in  Me.  I  am  the  vine, 
ye  are  the  branches:  he  that  abideth  in  Me,  and  I  in 
him,  the  same  bringeth  forth  much  fruit:  for  without 
Me  ye  can  do  nothing. 

I  am  the  living  bread  which  came  down  from  hea- 
ven.  If  any  man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  for 
ever:  and  the  bread  which  I  will  give  is  My  flesh, 
which  I  will  give  for  the  life  of  the  world.  The  Jews 
therefore  strove  among  thenftelves,  saying,  How  can 
this  man  give  us  His  flesh  to  eat?  Then  Jesus  said 
unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  except  ye 
eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  drink  His  blood, 
ye  have  no  life  in  you. 

Whoso  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood, 
hath  eternal  life ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day.  For  My  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  My  blood  is 
drink  indeed.  He  that  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh 
My  blood,  dwelleth  in  Me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the 
living  Father  hath  sent  Me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father: 
so  he  that  eateth  Me,  even  he  shall  live  by  Me.  This 
is  that  bread  which,  came  down  from  heaven :  not  as 

M 


178  THE    HOLY   COMMUNION. 

your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are  dead :  he  that 
eateth  of  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 

Then,  the  whole  Congregation  rising,  the  service  shall  proceed: 

31.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
C.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

31.  Lift  up  your  hearts. 

C.  We  lift  them  up  unto  the  Lord. 

31.  Let  us  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 
C.  It  is  meet  and  right  so  to  do. 

It  is  very  meet,  right,  and  our  bounden  duty,  that 
we  should  at  all  times,  and  in  all  places,  give  thanks 
unto  Thee,  Lord  God  Almighty,  Father,  Son,  and 
Holy  Ghost. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever 
Thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world,  even  from 
everlasting  to  everlasting,  Thou  art  God. 

Thou  didst  in  the  beginning  create  all  things  for 
Thyself.  By  Thy  word  were  the  heavens  made,  and 
all  the  host  of  them  bj^the  breath  of  Thy  mouth. 
The  armies  of  the  invisible  world,  angels  and  archan- 
gels, thrones,  dominions,  principalities  and  powers; 
the  glorious  firmament  on  high,  sun,  moon  and  stars ; 
the  earth  and  the  fulness  thereof;  all  are  the  work 
of  Thy  hands,  and  all  are  upheld  by  Thee  continually 
in  their  appointed  order  and  course. 

Thou  also  at  the  first  didst  make  man  in  Thine  own 
image,  and  after  Thine  own  likeness,  and  didst  set  him 
over  the  works  of  Thy  hands,  endowing  him  with  the 
excellent  gift  of  righteousness,  and  forming  him  for 
immortality.    And  when  afterwards,  through  the  fraud 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  179 

and  malice  of  Satan,  he  fell  by  transgression  from  that 
first  estate,  Thou  didst  not  leave  him  still  to  perish 
utterly  in  his  fall,  but  wast  pleased  to  raise  him  up 
again  and  to  restore  him  to  the  joyful  hope  of  ever- 
lasting life,  by  the  promise  of  redemption  through  Je- 
sus Christ;  who,  being  God  of  God,  very  God  of  very 
God,  dwelling  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father  with  un- 
speakable blessedness  from  all  eternity,  at  last,  when 
the  fulness  of  the  time  was  come,  came  down  from 
heaven,  and  became  man,  for  us  men  and  for  our  sal- 
vation. 

For  all  Thy  mercies  and  favors,  known  to  us  and 
unknown,  we  give  Thee  thanks.  But  most  of  all,  we 
praise  Thee,  the  Father  everlasting,  for  the  gift  of 
Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  who  by  His  appearing  hath  abolished  death 
and  brought  life  and  immortality  to  light  through  the 
Gospel.  We  bless  Thee  for  His  holy  incarnation;  for 
His  life  on  earth;  for  His  precious  sufferings  and  death 
upon  the  cross;  for  His  resurrection  from  the  dead; 
and  for  His  glorious  ascension  to  Thy  right  hand. 
We  bless  Thee  for  the  givin^f  the  Holy  Ghost;  for 
the  institution  of  the  Church;  for  the  means  of  grace; 
for  the  hope  of  everlasting  life;  and  for  the  glory 
which  shall  be  brought  unto  us  at  the  coming,  and  in 
the  kingdom,  of  Thy  dear  Son. 

Thee,  mighty  God,  heavenly  King,  we  magnify  and 
praise.  With  patriarchs  and  prophets,  apostles  and 
martyrs;  with  the  holy  Church  throughout  all  the 
world;  with  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  the  joyful  as- 
sembly and  congregation  of  the  first-born  on  high; 
with  the  innumerable  company  of  angels  round  about 


180  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION". 

Thy  throne,  the  heaven  oi  heavens,  and  all  the  powers 
therein;  we  worship  and  adore  Thy  glorious  name, 
joining  in  the  song  of  the  Cherubim  and  Seraphim: 

Here  let  the  people  join  aloud  in  the  Seraphic  Hymn. 

Holy,  Holy,  Hoty,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth;  heaven 
and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  thy  glory.  Ho- 
sanna  in  the  highest!  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord.     Hosanna  in  the  highest ! 


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Then  the  Minister  shall  proceed: 

The  Lord  Jesus,  the  same   night  in  which  He 

WAS  BETRAYED  [here  he  shall  take  some  of  the  bread  into  his 
hands],  TOOK  BREAD;  AND  WHEN  He  HAD  GIVEN  THANKS, 
HE    BRAKE    IT    [here  he  shall    break  the  bread],      AND    SAID, 

Take,  eat,  this  is  My  Body  which  is  broken  for 
you;  this  do  in  remembrance  of  Me. 

AFTER  THE  SAME  MANNER  ALSO  [here  he  shall  take  the 
cup  into  his  hands],-  He  TOOK  THE  CUP,  WHEN  He  HAD  SUP- 
PED, saying,  This  cup  is  the  New  Testament  in  My 
Blood;  this  do  ye  as  uten  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  Me. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  send  down, 
we  beseech  Thee,  the  powerful  benediction  of  Thy 
Holy  Spirit  upon  these  elements  of  bread  and  wine, 
that  being  set  apart  now  from  a  common  to  a  sacred 
and  mystical  use,  they  may  exhibit  and  represent  to 
us  with  true  effect  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son, 
Jesus  Christ;  so  that  in  the  use  of  them  we  may  be 
made,  through  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  to  par- 


TIIE    HOLT    COMMUNION.  1S1 

take  really  and  truly  of  His  blessed  life,  whereby  only 
we  can  be  saved  from  death,  and  raised  to  immortal- 
ity at  the  last  day.     Amen. 

A  x  D  be  pleased  now,  0  most  merciful  Father,  gra- 
ciously to  receive  at  our  hands  this  memorial  of  the 
blessed  sacrifice  of  Thy  Son ;  in  union  with  which 
we  here  offer  and  present  unto  Thee,  0  Lord,  the 
reasonable  sacrifice  of  our  own  persons;  consecrating 
ourselves,  on  the  altar  of  the  Gospel,  in  soul  and  body, 
property  and  life,  to  Thy  most  blessed  service  and 
praise.  Look  upon  us  through  the  mediation  of 
our  great  High  Priest.  Make  us  accepted  in  the  Be- 
loved ;  and  let  His  name  be  as  a  pure  and  holy  in- 
cense, through  which  all  our  worship  may  come  up 
before  Thee,  as  the  odor  of  a  sweet  smell,  a  sacrifice 
acceptable,  well  pleasing  to  God.     Amen. 

Remember  in  mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  Church 
militant  throughout  the  whole  earth.  Let  her  min- 
isters lie  clothed  with  righteousness,  and  her  priests 
with  salvation.  Build  up  her  desolations;  restore 
her  disorders;  heal  her  divisions;  and  grant  unto 
her  prosperity,  safety,  unity  and  peace.     Amen. 

We  commend  unto  Thee  especially  this  particular 

church  and  congregation,  pastor,  elders,  deacons,  and 

people,  beseeching  Thee  to   accept  their  piety  and 

faith,  and   to  increase   toward   them  Thy   heavenly 

grace,   so  that  they  may  come   behind    in    no   gift, 

waiting  for    the   coming  of  our  Lore    Jesus   Christ. 

Amen. 

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182  THE    HOLY   COMMUNION. 

We  pray  for  all  estates  of  men  in  Christian  lands; 
for  kings,  princes,  and  governors,  and  for  the  people 
committed  to  their  charge  and  care ;  especially  for 
Thy  servant  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
for  all  the  rulers  of  this  land  and  nation.  Make  us 
a  righteous  people,  and  give  us  power  to  serve  Thee 
in  quietness  and  peace.     Amen. 

Vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  favorable 
weather,  that  the  fruits  of  the  earth  may  ripen  and 
be  gathered  in  for  us  in  due  season ;  and  be  pleased 
of  Thy  great  goodness  to  preserve  us  from  war,  pes- 
tilence, and  famine.     Amen. 

Send  forth  Thy  light  and  Thy  truth  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth;  cause  the  glorious  Gospel  of  Thy  grace 
to  be  proclaimed  among  all  nations ;  and  powerfully 
incline  the  hearts  of  men  everywhere,  that  they  may 
hear  and  obey  the  joyful  sound.     Amen. 

Regard  in  tender  compassion  those  among  Thy 
people,  who  are  called  to  suffer  heavy  affliction,  or 
sore  temptation  and  trial  of  any  kind :  and  be  Thou 
graciously  nigh  unto  them  with  Thy  divine  help,  ac- 
cording to  all  their  need.     Amen. 


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Especially  do  we  commend  unto  Thee  those  de- 
parting this  life.  Let  the  arms  of  Thy  love  be  round 
about  them  in  their  last  hour;  defend  them  against 
the  assaults  of  the  Devil;  enable  them  joyfully  to 
commit  their  spirits  into  Thy  hands ;  and  so  receive 
them  to  Thy  rest.     Amen. 


THE    HOLT   COMMUNION.  183 

0  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of 
whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is  na- 
med ;  we  rejoice  before  Thee  in  the  blessed  commun- 
ion of  all  Thy  saints,  wherein  Thou  givest  us  also 
to  have  part.  We  praise  Thee  for  the  holy  fellow- 
ship of  patriarchs  and  prophets,  apostles  and  martyrs, 
and  the  whole  glorious  company  of  the  redeemed  of 
all  ages,  who  have  died  in  the  Lord,  and  now  live, 
with  Him  for  evermore.  We  give  thanks  unto  Thee 
for  Thy  great  grace  and- many  gifts  bestowed  on  those 
who  have  thus  gone  before  us  in  the  way  of  salvation, 
and  by  whom  wre  are  now  compassed  about,  in  our 
Christian  course,  as  a  cloud  of  witnesses  looking  down 
upon  us  from  the  heavenly  world.  Enable  us  to  fol- 
low their  faith,  that  we  may  enter  at  death  into  their 
joy ;  and  so  abide  with  them  in  rest  and  peace,  till 
both  they  and  we  shall  reach  our  common  consum- 
mation of  redemption  and  bliss  in  the  glorious  resur- 
rection of  the  last  day.     Amen. 

Here  let  the  people  join  aloud  in  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

31.  The  peace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  wTith 
you  all. 
C.   Amen. 


184  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

Here  the  Holy  Communion  shall  take  place.  While  a  sacrame.ital 
hymn  is  sung,  the  people  shall  present  themselves  in  front  of  the  altar, 
reverently  and  devoutly  standing.  The  officiating  Minister  shall  first 
receive  the  Communion  in  both  kinds  himself,  and  administer  the  same 
to  his  assistants;  and  he  shall  then  proceed  with  their  help  to  adminis- 
ter it,  first  to  the  elders  and  deacons,  and  afterward  to  the  people ;  dis- 
tributing first  the  bread  and  then  the  cup. 

Giving  the  bread,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

The  bread  which  we  break,  is  the  Communion  of 
the  body  of  Christ. 

Giving  the  cup,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  the  Com- 
munion of  the  Blood  of  Christ. 

After  the  people  have  communed  in  both  kinds,  the  Minister  shall 
say: 

May  the  Holy  Communion  of  the  Body  and  Blood 
of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  keep  and  pre- 
serve you,  each  one,  in  body,  soul,  and  spirit,  unto 
everlasting  life.     Amen. 

Depart  in  peace. 

When  all  have  communed,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  we  give  Thee  most 
hearty  thanks  for  the  great  goodness  Thou  hast  shown 
toward  us  at  this  time,  in  vouchsafing  to  feed  us, 
through  these  holy  mysteries,  with  the  spiritual  food 
of  the  most  precious  body  and  blood  of  Thy  Son 
our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ;  assuring  us  thereby,  that 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  185 

we  are  very  members  incorporate  in  the  mystical 
body  of  Thy  Son,  and  heirs  through  hope  of  Thine 
everlasting  kingdom,  by  the  merits  of  His  most  bles- 
sed death  and  passion.  And  we  most  humbly  beseech 
Thee,  0  heavenly  Father,  so  to  assist  us  with  Thy 
grace,  that  we  may  continue  in  that  holy  fellowship, 
and  do  all  such  good  works  as  Thou  hast  prepared 
lor  us  to  walk  in;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Then  shall  be  said,  or  chanted,  the  Ambrosian  Hymn   (Te  Deum 
laudamus),  as  follows : 


31.     We   praise  Thee,  0  God: 

C.  We  acknowledge  Thee  to  be  the  Lord. 

M.  All  the  earth  doth  worship  Thee,  the  Father 
everlasting. 

C.  To  Thee  all  angels  cry  aloud;  the  heavens  and 
all  the  powers  therein. 

31.  To  Thee  cherubim  and  seraphim  continually 
do  cry: 

C.  Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth. 

31.  Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of 
Thy  glory. 

('.  The  glorious  company  of  the  apostles   praise 

Thee. 

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186  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

M,  The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  prophets  praise 
Thee. 

C  The  noble  army  of  martyrs  praise  Thee. 

31.  The  holy  Church,  thoroughout  all  the  world, 
doth  acknowledge  Thee, 

C.  The  Father  of  an  infinite  majesty; 

31.  Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son; 
C.  Also,  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

31.   Thou  art  the  King  of  glory,  0  Christ. 

C.  Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 

31.  When  Thou  tookest  upon  Thee  to  deliver  man, 
Thou  didst  humble  Thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 

C.  When  Thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  ot 
death,  Thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all 
believers. 

M,  Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the 
glory  of  the  Father. 

C.  We  believe  that  Thou  shalt  come  to  be  our 
Judge. 

31.  We  therefore  pray  Thee,  help  Thy  servants, 
whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  precious  blood. 

C.  Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  Thy  saints 
in  glory  everlasting. 


tage 


31.  0  Lord,  save  Thy  people,  and  bless  Thy  heri- 

re. 

C.  Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  forever. 


THE  HOLY    COMMUNION.  187 

31.  Day  by  day  we  magnify  Thee; 
C.  And  we  worship  Thy  name  ever,  world  with- 
out end. 

31.  Vouchsafe,  0  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  with- 
out sin. 

C.  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon 
us. 

31.  0  Lord,  let  Thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  as  our  trust 
is  in  Thee. 

C.  0  Lord  in  Thee  have  I  trusted;  let  me  never 
be  confounded. 

After  which  the  Minister  shall  close  the  whole  service  with  this  Bene- 
diction. 

The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds  in  the  knowledge  and 
love  of  God,  and  of  His  Son  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord: 
and  the  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  amongst  you,  and  re- 
main with  you  always.     Amen. 


HOLY  BAPTISM. 


BAPTISM   OF   INFANTS. 

[Children,  one  or  both  of  whose  parents  are  members  of  the  Church 
are  entitled  to  Baptism. 

Baptism  shall  be  performed  in  the  Church,  except  for  good  reason. 

Sponsors  may  be  admitted  in  Baptism ;  but  the  parents  themselves 
must  be  present  and  answer  to  the  questions  in  the  Service. 

Members  of  the  Church  may  present  orphan  children  for  Baptism, 
assuming  the  proper  vows.] 

When  there  are  children  to  be  baptized,  they  shall  be  brought  to  the 
altar,  by  the  parents  or  sponsors,  immediately  after  the  Gloria  in  Ex- 
celsis  in  the  Lord's  Day  Service. 

Pure  water  having  been  provided  in  the  font,  or  some  other  clean 
vessel,  fit  and  decent  for  the  sacred  ordinance,  the  Minister,  standing 
near  it,  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved:  Our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  after  His  resurrection,  and  shortly  before  His 
ascension  to  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Al- 
mighty, instituted  the  Holy  Sacrament  of  Baptism  for 
the  remission  of  sins,  saying  to  His  disciples:  All 
power  is  given  unto  Me  in  heaven  and  in  earth.  Go 
ye,  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them  in 
the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  ..the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost;  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you:  and,  lo,  I  am 
with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world. 
188 


BAPTISM   OF   INFANTS.  189 

Hear,  also,  what  is  written  in  another  place :  And 
they  brought  young  children  to  Him,  that  He  might 
touch  them;  and  His  disciples  rebuked  them  that 
brought  them.  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  He  was  much 
displeased,  and  said,  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come 
unto  Me,  and  forbid  them  not;  for  of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  God.  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever, 
shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child, 
he  shall  not  enter  therein.  And  He  took  them  up  in 
His  arms,  put  His  hands  upon  them,  and  blessed 
them. 

Therefore,  taking  encouragement  from  these  words, 
and  firmly  believing  that  the  promise  of  the  New  Cov- 
enant is  to  our  children,  no  less  than  to  ourselves, 
let  us  call  upon  God  the  Father,  in  the  name  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  of  His  bounteous  mercy  He 
may  grant  to  this  child,  through  the  Holy  Sacrament 
of  Baptism,  that  which  by  nature  he  cannot  have ; 
that  being  washed  from  his  sins,  and  delivered  from 
the  power  of  the  Devil,  he  may  be  made  a  member 
of  Christ's  Holy  Church  unto  eternal  salvation. 

Here  the  Congregation  shall  rise,  and  continue  standing  until  the 
Baptism  is  ended. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  of  Thy  great 
mercy  didst  save  Noah  and  his  family  in  the  ark  by 
water;  and  also  didst  safely  lead  the  children  of 
Israel,  Thy  people,  through  the  Red  Sea,  figuring 
thereby  Thy  holy  Baptism  ;  and  by  the  Baptism  of 
Thy  well  beloved  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  river  Jor- 
dan, didst  sanctify  water  to  the  mystical  washing 
away  of  sin:  we  beseech  Thee  for  Thine  infinite  mer- 
cies, graciously  to  look  upon  this  child,  to  wash  himy 


190  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

and  sanctify  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he  being 
delivered  from  Thy  wrath,  may  be  received  into  the 
ark  of  Christ's  Church,  and  being  steadfast  in  faith, 
joyful  through  hope,  and  rooted  in  charity,  may  so 
pass  the  waves  of  this  troublesome  world,  that  finally 
Aemay  come  to  the  land  of  everlasting  life;  there  to 
reign  with  Thee,  world  without  end,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  address  the  parents  or  sponsors  as  follows: 

Dearly  Beloved:  You  present  this  child  here,  and 
do  seek  for  him  deliverance  from  the  power  of  the 
Devil,  the  remission  of  sin,  and  the  gift  of  a  new  and 
spiritual  life  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  through  the  Sacra- 
ment of  Baptism,  which  Christ  hath  ordained  for  the 
communication  of  such  great  grace.  These  benefits 
God,  on  his  part,  will  most  surely  bestow,  for  the  sake 
of  His  well  beloved  Son :  wherefore,  in  the  presence 
of  God  and  these  witnesses,  I  require  of  you,  who  are 
the  sureties  of  this  child,  that  on  his  part,  and  for  him, 
who  cannot  answer  for  himself,  you  do  now  make 
that  confession  of  unfeigned  faith,  out  of  a  pure  con- 
science, which  Almighty  God  shall  accept  and  an- 
swer, by  vouchsafing  His  holy  Baptism. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  address  to  the  parents  or  sponsors,  the  fol* 
lowing  questions,  to  which  the  answer  shall  be  given  audibly  by  each 
one. 

Dost  thou,  in  the  name  of  this  child,  renounce  the 
Devil  with  all  his  ways  and  works,  the  world  with  its 
vain  pomp  and  glory,  and  the  flesh  with  all  its  sinful 
desires? 

Ans.  I  do. 


BAPTISM    OF   INFANTS.  191 

Dost  thou  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth? 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord ;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  ;  descended  into  hades; 
the  third  day  rose  from  the  dead  ;  ascended  into  hea- 
ven, and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father 
Almighty;  from  whence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead? 

And  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic  Church; 
the  communion  of  saints ;  the  forgiveness  of  sins;  the 
resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting  ? 

Ans.  I  believe. 

"Wilt  thou  that  this  child  be  baptized  in  this  faith? 
Ans.  I  will. 

Dost  thou  promise  to  bring  up  this  child  in  the  nur- 
ture and  admonition  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  doctrines 
and  duties  of  our  holy  religion? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Then,  taking  the  child  on  his  arm,  or  leaving  it  in  the  arms  of  the 
parent  or  sponsor,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Name  this  child. 

Thereupon,  pronouncing  the  name  aloud,  he  shall  baptize  it  with  a 
free  application  of  water,  saying: 

&  I  baptize  thee,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


192  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  restore  the  child  to  the  parents  or  sponsors 
and  say : 

Let  us  give  thanks. 

We  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks,  most  merciful  Fa- 
ther, that  it  hath  pleased  Thee,  through  the  mystery 
of  Thy  holy  Baptism,  to  deliver  this  child  from  the 
power  of  darkness,  and  to  translate  him  into  the  king- 
dom of  Thy  dear  Son,  in  whom  we  have  redemption 
through  His  blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins.  And 
we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  grant  that  he,  being  dead 
unto  sin,  and  living  unto  righteousness,  and  being 
buried  with  Christ  in  His  death,  may  crucify  the  old 
man,  and  utterly  abolish  the  whole  body  of  sin;  and 
that  as  lie  is  made  partaker  of  the  death  of  Thy  Son, 
he  may  also  be  made  jjartaJcer  of  His  resurrection;  so 
that  finally,  with  the  residue  of  Thy  holy  Church, 
he  may  be  an  inheritor  of  Thine  everlasting  kingdom; 
throuo;h  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  address  the  parents  or  sponsors,  as  follows: 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord:  Forasmuch  as  you 
have  now  dedicated  this  child  by  Baptism  to  the  service 
of  the  Triune  God,  you  must  remember  that  it  is  your 


BAPTISM    OF    INFANTS.  193 

duty  to  train  him  up,  by  precept  and  example,  in  the 
true  knowledge  and  fear  of  God  according  to  the  ar- 
ticles of  the  Christian  faith  and  doctrine,  as  contained 
in  the  Old  and  New  Testament,  and  in  the  symbols 
of  the  Church.  Especially  is  it  your  duty,  so  soon 
as  he  shall  be  able  to  learn,  to  remind  him  often  of 
hi*  baptismal  vows  and  obligations,  and  in  particular 
to  teach  Mm  the  Lord's  Prayer,  the  Apostles'  Creed, 
and  the  Ten  Commandments,  that  he  may  know  how 
to  pray,  what  to  believe,  and  how  to  live.  Finally, 
you  are  to  see  to  it,  that  he  be  brought  at  the  proper 
time  to  the  Minister,  to  be  instructed  in  the  Catechism, 
and  prepared  for  Confirmation  and  the  Holy  Commun- 
ion ;  that  he  may  heartily  renew  his  baptismal  vows, 
renounce  in  his  own  name  the  world,  the  flesh,  and 
the  Devil,  profess  Jesus  Christ,  and  ever  honor  this 
profession  by  a  holy  life  and  conversation,  to  the 
glory  of  God,  and  the  salvation  of  his  soul. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  pronounce  this  Benediction: 

The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  heart  and  mind,  through  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen. 

17  N 


PEIVATE  BAPTISM   OF  INFANTS. 


In  case  of  private  Baptism,  the  form  provided  for  use  in  the  church 
ehall  be  employed,  unless  sickness  require  the  use  of  a  shorter  form,  when 
the  Minister  addressing  the  parents  or  sponsors,  shall  proceed  as  follows : 

Dearly  Beloved:  You  present  this  child  here,  and 
do  seek  for  him  deliverance  from  the  power  of  the 
Devil,  the  remission  of  sin,  and  the  gift  of  a  new  and 
spiritual  life  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  through  the  Sacra- 
ment of  Baptism,  which  Christ  hath  ordained  for  the 
communication  of  such  great  grace.  These  benefits 
God,  on  His  part,  will  most  surely  bestow,  for  the 
sake  of  His  well  beloved  Son :  wherefore,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  God  and  these  witnesses,  I  require  of  you, 
who  are  the  sureties  of  this  child,  that  on  his  part  and 
for  him,  who  cannot  answer  for  himself,  you  do  now 
make  that  confession  of  unfeigned  faith,  out  of  a  pure 
conscience,  which  Almighty  God  shall  accept  and 
answer,  by  vouchsafing  His  holy  Baptism. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  address  to  the  parents  or  sponsors,  the  fol- 
lowing questions,  to  which  the  answer  shall  be  given  audibly,  by  each 
one. 

Dost  thou,  in  the  name  of  this  child,  renounce  the 
Devil  with  all  his  ways  and  works,  the  world  with 
194 


PRIVATE   BAPTISM   OF    INFANTS.  195 

its  vain  pomp  and  glory,  and  the  flesh  with  all  its 
sinful  desires? 
Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth? 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord ;  who  was  conceived  b}'  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  descended  into  hades; 
the  third  day  rose  from  the  dead;  ascended  into  hea- 
ven, and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father 
Almighty;  from  whence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead? 

And  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  catholic  Church; 
the  communion  of  saints ;  the  forgiveness  of  sins ; 
the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting  ? 

Ans,  I  believe. 

Wilt  thou  that  this  child  be  baptized  in  this  faith  ? 
Ans.  I  will. 

Dost  thou  promise  to  bring  up  this  child  in  the  nur- 
ture and  admonition  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  doctrines 
and  duties  of  our  holy  religion  ? 

Ans,  I  do. 

Then,  taking  the  child  on  his  arm,  or  leaving  it  in  the  arms  of  the 
parent  or  sponsor,  the  Minister  shall  sa}' : 

Name  this  child. 

Thereupon,  pronouncing  the  name  aloud,  he  shall  baptize  it  with  a 
free  application  of  water,  saying: 

N.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


196  HOLY   BAPTISM. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  restore  the  child  to  the  parents  or  sponsors, 
and  say : 

Let  us  give  thanks. 

We  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks,  most  merciful  Fa- 
ther, that  it  hath  pleased  Thee,  through  the  mystery 
of  Thy  holy  Baptism,  to  deliver  this  child  from  the 
power  of  darkness,  and  to  translate  him  into  the  king- 
dom of  Thy  dear  Son,  in  whom  we  have  redemption 
through  His  blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins.  And 
we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  grant  that  he,  being  dead 
unto  sin,  and  living  unto  righteousness,  and  being 
buried  with  Christ  in  His  death,  may  crucify  the  old 
man,  and  utterly  abolish  the  whole  body  of  sin;  and 
that  as  he  is  made  partaker  of  the  death  of  Thy  Son, 
he  may  also  be  made  partaker  of  His  resurrection;  so 
that  finally,  with  the  residue  of  Thy  holy  Church,  he 
may  be  an  inheritor  of  Thine  everlasting  kingdom; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
lebtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  pronounce  this  Benediction: 

The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  heart  and  mind,  through  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen. 


BAPTISM  OF  ADULTS 


[Before  adults  are  Baptized,  the  Minister  and  Elders  shall  be  satis* 
fied  that  they  understand  the  fundamental  truths  of  the  Christian  re- 
ligion, and  are  governed  by  them  in  their  lives. 

Adult-  must  be  baptized  publicly,  either  in  the  church,  or  elsewhere, 
in  the  presence  of  a  worshipping  assembly.  The  Minister  shall  unite 
the  rite  of  Confirmation  with  their  Baptism,  by  laying  his  hands  upon 
them,  and  pronouncing  the  Benediction,  as  in  the  Office  of  Confirm- 
ation.] 

When  adults  are  to  be  baptized,  they  shall  present  themselves  at  the 
altar,  after  the  Gloria  in  Excelsis  in  the  Lord's  Day  Service. 

Pure  water  having  been  provided  in  the  font,  or  some  other  clean 
i.  tit  and  decent  for  the  sacred   ordinance,  the  Minister,  standing 
near  it,  shall  begin  thus: 

Dearly  Beloved  :  That  you  may  know  and  rightly 
understand,  from  God's  holy  word,  the  meaning  and 
importance  of  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism,  hear  first 
what  Jesus  said  to  Nicodemus:  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born  of  water  and  of  the 
Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  That 
which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh;  and  that  which 
is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit.  Marvel  not  that  I  said 
unto  thee,  Ye  must  be  born  again.  The  wind  blow- 
eth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou  nearest  the  sound 
thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence  it  cometii,  and 
whither  it  goeth :  so  is  every  Due  that  is  born  of  the 
Spirit. 

17* 


198  HOLY   BAPTISM. 

Hear  also  the  words  of  the  institution  of  this  Sac- 
rament: He  said  unto  His  disciples,  Go  ye  into  all 
the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature. 
He  that  believe th  and  is  baptized,  shall  be  saved ;  but 
he  that  believeth  not,  shall  be  damned. 

You  see  from  these  words  of  our  Saviour,  Jesus 
Christ,  that  we  are  all  by  nature  in  a  sinful  and  lost 
condition,  and  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
except  by  a  new  birth  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit; 
and  that  there  is  no  salvation  without  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ,  and  a  child-like  submission  to  His  ordinances. 
You  see,  moreover,  that  the  ordinary  way  of  entering 
into  the  covenant  of  grace,  according  to  God's  ap- 
pointment, is  the  Sacrament  of  holy  Baptism,  by 
which  we  are  divinely  assured  of  the  remission  of  our 
sins,  and  become  partakers  of  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  Hence,  also,  St.  Peter,  on  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost, after  preaching  the  gospel  of  Christ's  death  and 
resurrection,  called  upon  the  hearers,  saying:  Repent, 
and  be  baptized,  every  one  of  you,  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ,  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  ye  shall 
receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  the  promise 
is  unto  you,  and  to  your  children,  and  to  all  that  are 
afar  off,  even  as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

Then  addressing  the  Congregation,  he  shall  say: 

Therefore,  taking  encouragement  from  these  words, 
let  us,  as  many  as  are  here  present,  call  upon  God  the 
Father,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that 
of  His  bounteous  mercy  He  may  grant  to  this  person, 
through  the  holy  Sacrament  of  Baptism,  that  which 


BAPTISM    OF   ADULTS.  199 

by  nature  he  cannot  have ;  that  being  washed  from 
hia  sins,  and  delivered  from  the  power  of  the  Devil, 
he  may  be  made  a  member  of  Christ's  holy  Church, 
unto  eternal  salvation. 

Here  the  Congregation   shall  rise,    and  remain  standing  until  the 
Baptism  is  ended. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  of  Thy  great 
mercy  didst  save  Noah  and  his  family  in  the  ark  by 
water;  and  also  didst  safely  lead  the  children  of 
Israel,  Thy  people,  through  the  Red  Sea,  figuring 
thereby  Thy  holy  Baptism;  and  by  the  Baptism  of 
Thy  well  beloved  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  river  Jor- 
dan, didst  sanctify  water  to  the  mystical  washing 
away  of  sin :  we  beseech  Thee,  for  Thine  infinite 
mercies,  graciously  to  look  upon  this  person,  to  wash 
him,  and  sanctify  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he 
being  delivered  from  Thy  wrath,  may  be  received 
into  the  ark  of  Christ's  Church,  and  being  steadfast 
in  faith,  joyful  through  hope,  and  rooted  in  charity, 
may  so  pass  the  waves  of  this  troublesome  world, 
that  finally  he  may  come  to  the  land  of  everlasting 
life,  there  to  reign  with  Thee,  world  without  end; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  address  the  person  or  persons  to  be  baptized: 

Dearly  Beloved:  You  are  come  hither  seeking  de- 
liverance  from  the  power  of  the  Devil,  the  remission 
of  sin,  and  the  gift  of  a  new  and  spiritual  life  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  through  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism, 
which  Christ  hath  ordained  for  the  communication 
of  such  great    grace.      These  benefits   God,  on  Ilia 


200  HOLY   BAPTISM. 

part,  will  most  surely  bestow,  for  the  sake  of  His  well 
beloved  Son  :  wherefore,  in  the  presence  of  God  and 
these  witnesses,  I  require  of  you,  that  you,  on  your 
part,  do  now  make  that  confession  of  unfeigned  faith, 
out  of  a  pure  conscience,  which  Almighty  God  shall 
accejDt  and  answer,  by  vouchsafing  His  holy  Baptism. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  address  to  the  person  or  persons  to  be  bap 
tized  the  following  questions,  to  which  the  answer  shall  be  given  au. 
dibly  by  each  one. 

Dost  thou  renounce  the  Devil  with  all  his  ways 
and  works,  the  world  with  its  vain  pomp  and  glory, 
and  the  flesh  with  all  its  sinful  desires? 

Arts.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth  ? 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  descended  into  hades; 
the  third  day  rose  from  the  dead;  ascended  into  hea- 
ven, and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father 
Almighty;  from  whence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead? 

And  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic  Church; 
the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  of  sins;  the 
resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting  ? 

Ans.  I  believe. 

Wilt  thou  be  baptized  in  this  faith? 
Ans.  I  will. 


BAPTISM    OF   ADULTS.  201 

Dost  thou  promise  to  follow  Christ,  and  to  keep  His 
commandments,  all  the  days  of  thy  life  ? 
Aits,  I  do. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  ask   the  name  of  the  Catechumen,  and  re- 
quiring him  to  kneel  down,  shall  baptize  him,  saying: 

JY.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  lay  his  hands  on  the  head  of  the  person 
baptized,  and  confirm  him,  saying: 

The  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly;  and  I 
pray  God  your  whole  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be 
preserved  blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Then  the  person  or  persons  rising,  the  Minister  shall  proceed: 

Let  us  give  thanks. 

We  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks,  most  mercirlil  Father, 
that  it  hath  pleased  Thee,  through  the  mystery  of 
Thy  holy  Baptism,  to  deliver  this  person  from  the  pow- 
er of  darkness,  and  to  translate  him  into  the  king- 
dom of  Thy  dear  Son,  in  whom  we  have  redemption 
through  His  blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins.  And 
we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  grant  that  he,  being  dead 
unto  sin,  and  living  unto  righteousness,  and  being 
buried  with  Christ  in  His  death,  may  crucify  the  old 
man,  and  utterly  abolish  the  whole  body  of  sin;  and 
that  as  he  is  made  partaker  of  the  death  of  Thy  Son, 
he  may  also  be  made  partaker  of  His  resurrection;  so 
that  finally,  with  the  residue  of  Thy  holy  Church, 
he  may  be  an  inheritor  of  Thine  everlasting  kingdom; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


202  HOLY   BAPTISM. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  ibrgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
iver  us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  pronounce  this  Benediction: 

And  now  may  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called 
us  unto  His  eternal  glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that 
ye  have  suffered  awhile,  make  you  perfect,  stablish, 
strengthen,  settle  3  ou:  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion 
forever  and  ever.     Amen. 


CONHRMATION. 


[Tt  is  the  duty  of  the  baptized  children  of  the  Church  to  become  Cate- 
chumens, as  soon  as  they  are  old  enough  to  committo  memory  the  Cate- 
chism, and  to  be  benefited  by  the  Pastor's  instructions.  In  no  case 
ought  their  attendance  to  be  delayed  beyond  their  thirteenth  year. 
Their  Catechization  looks  forward  to  their  Confirmation,  which  forma 
its  solemn  completion. 

Before  Confirmation  is  administered,  the  Minister  and  Elders  shall 
be  satisfied  that  the  candidate  understands  the  fundamental  truths  ol 
the  Christian  religion,  and  is  governed  by  them  in  his  life.] 

After  a  Sermon,  or  an  Address,  the  Minister  shall  read  the  names  ol 
the  Catechumene,  who  shall  then  present  themselves  at  the  altar; 
whereupon  the  Minister  shall  begin  thus: 

Following  the  example  of  the  holy  Apostles,  and 
those  who  succeeded  them,  the  Church  bestows  upon 
those  who  have  been  baptized,  either  as  adults  or  in 
their  infancy,  after  they  have  been  properly  instructed, 
the  blessing  of  Confirmation,  by  prayer  and  the  lay- 
ing on  of  hands. 

The  laying  on  of  hands  was  first  practised  as  a  re- 
ligious act  by  devout  parents  upon  their  children, 
whereby  they  imparted  unto  them  the  parental  bles- 
sing, and  confirmed  them  in  faith  and  piety.  By  the 
laying  on  of  hands  also,  such  as  were  called  to  be 
public  ministers  in  the  Church  were  invested  with 
the  authority  and  grace  of  the  sacred  office;  and  so 

203 


204  CONFIRMATION. 

also  by  the  same  solemn  act,  the  Apostles  of  our  Lord 
communicated  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost  for  the  con- 
firmation of  believers  after  their  baptism.   • 

Then,  addressing  the  Catechumens,  he  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved:  As  children  of  your  heavenly 
Father,  called  to  a  holy  priesthood  in  the  Church,  to 
offer  up  spiritual  sacrifices  to  God  by  Jesus  Christ, 
you  are  now  to  receive  the  solemn  rite  of  Confirmation 
by  the  laying  on  of  hands,  as  your  full  and  formal 
consecration  to  His  holy  service. 

In  this  sacred  ordinance,  you  on  your  part  renew  and 
ratify  the  promise  and  vow  made  in  your  baptism ; 
whilst  the  Church,  in  God's  stead,  claims  you  publicly 
for  His  service,  blesses  you  in  His  name,  and  confirms 
you  in  His  covenant,  invoking  upon  you  in  larger 
measure  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  whose  help  alone  you 
are  able  to  fulfil  your  vows  by  leading  holy  and 
obedient  lives. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  address  to  the  Catechumens  the  following 
questions,  to  which  the  answer  shall  be  given  audibly  by  each  one. 

Dost  thou  now,  in  the  presence  of  God  and  of  this 
Congregation,  renew  the  solemn  promise  and  vow 
made  in  your  name  at  your  baptism?  Dost  thou 
ratify  and  confirm  the  same,  and  acknowledge  thyself 
bound  to  believe  and  to  do  all  those  things  which 
your  parents  then  undertook  for  you? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  renounce  the  Devil  with  all  his  ways 
and  works,  the  world  with  its  vain  pomp  and  glory, 
and  the  flesh  with  all  its  sinful  desires? 

Ans.  I  do. 


,       CONFIRMATION.  205 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Profess  now  your  faith,  before  God  and  this  congre- 
gation. 

Here,  the  Congregation  standing,  the  Catechumens  led  by  the  Min- 
ister shall  repeat  the  Apostles'  Creed,  as  follows: 

I  Believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate; 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  He  descended  into 
hades ;  the  third  day  He  rose  from  the  dead ;  He  as- 
cended into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty;  from  thence  He  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church ;  the  communion  of  saints ;  the  forgiveness  of 
sins ;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

Minister.  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
Congregation.      Who    hath   made   heaven   and 
earth. 

31.  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord ; 
C.  Henceforth,  world  without  end. 

31.  Lord,  hear  our  prayer; 

C.  And  let  our  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

31.  Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  out  of  infinite 
mercy  in  Christ  Jesus,  hast  caused  these  Thy  servants 

18 


206  CONFIRMATION. 

to  be  bom  again  of  water  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
hast  given  unto  them  the  remission  of  their  sins; 
strengthen  them,  we  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  through 
the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter ;  and  daily  increase  in 
them  the  manifold  gifts  of  Thy  grace,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the  spirit  of  counsel  and 
might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  now  and  forever.     Amen. 

Then,  the  Congregation  still  standing,  the  Catechumens  shall  kneel, 
and  the  Minister,  laying  his  hand  on  the  head  of  each  one  successively, 
shall  say: 

The  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly ;  and 
I  pray  God  3'our  whole  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be 
preserved  blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Here  all  shall  kneel. 

31.  Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  render 
Thee  thanks  for  the  great  mercy  Thou  hast  been 
pleased  to  show  toward  these  Thy  servants,  by  giving 
them  power  this  day  publicly  to  own  and  accept  for 
themselves  Thy  covenant  of  salvation  made  with 
them  before  in  the  sacrament  of  Baptism,  and  by  con- 
firming unto  them  at  this  time  the  same  grace  through 
the  solemn  benediction  of  Thy  holy  Church.  And 
now,  0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  to  verify  and  fulfil  in 
them  the  truth  of  this  glorious  covenant  unto  the 
end,  that  as  they  have  been  introduced  into  the  king- 
dom of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  and  made 
to  have  part  in  its  privileges  and  hopes,  they  may  be 


CONFIRMATION.  207 

constantly  kept  in  the  same  by  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  through  faith,  nnto  everlasting  life.  Fortify 
them  against  the  assaults  of  sin  and  hell.  Let  not 
Satan  prevail  against  them.  Keep  them  from  the 
evil  that  is  in  the  world.  Help  them  to  walk  in  the 
Spirit,  that  the}r  may  not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh. 
Defend  them  from  all  heresy  and  schism,  from  all 
apostasy  and  unbelief.  Let  them  never  draw  back 
to  perdition.  Make  them  faithful  unto  death,  that 
no  man  may  take  from  them  their  crown.  And  grant, 
0  most  merciful  Father,  that  having  continued  thus 
steadfast  in  faith  and  hope  to  the  end,  they  may  be 
counted  worthy  to  be  joined  with  Thy  saints  in  hea- 
ven, and  to  have  pari  with  them  finally  in  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  dismiss  the  Catechumens,  saying: 

Tbe  peace  of  God  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  heart  and  mind,  through  Christ  Jesus. 
Am*n. 


MAEEIAGE. 


At  the  day  and  time  appointed,  the  persons  to  be  married  shall 
come  into  the  body  of  the  Church,  or  sball  be  ready  in  some  proper 
house,  with  their  friends  and  neighbors;  and  there  standing  together, 
the  Man  on  the  right  hand,  and  the  Woman  on  the  left,  the  Minister 
shall  say : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen.  ^ 

Dearly  Beloved:  We  are  assembled,  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  of  His  holy  angels,  to  join  together  this 
man  and  this  woman  in  the  bonds  of  Matrimony; 
which  is  an  honorable  estate,  instituted  of  God  in  the 
time  of  man's  innocency,  confirmed  by  the  teaching 
of  our  blessed  Saviour,  and  compared  by  St.  Paul  to 
the  mystical  union,  which  subsists  between  Christ 
and  Ilfs  Church. 

Into  this  holy  estate  these  two  persons  are  come  to 
be  joined.  Therefore,  if  any  man  can  show  any  just 
cause  why  they  may  not  be  lawfully  joined  together, 
let  him  now  speak,  or  else  hereafter  forever  hold  his 
peace. 

And  then  addressing  the  persons  to  be  married,  he  shall  say: 

I  charge  you  each  and  both,  as  ye  will  answer  be- 
fore God  at  the  day  of  judgment,  if  either  of  you 


MARRIAGE.  209 

know  any  reason  why  ye  may  not  be  lawfully  joined 
together  in  matrimony,  confess  it  now.  For  be  well 
assured,  that  all  those  who  are  brought  together,  con- 
trary to  the  word  of  God,  are  not  joined  together  of 
God  ;  neither  is  their  marriage  lawful. 

If  no    impediment   be   alleged,  the    Minister   shall    say   unto  the 
man  : 

M.  Wilt  thou  take  this  woman  to  be  thy  wedded 
wife  ? 

Wilt  thou  love  her,  comfort  her,  honor,  and  keep 
her  in  sickness  and  in  health ;  and,  forsaking  every 
other,  cleave  to  her  only,  so  long  as  ye  both  shall 
live  ? 

The  man  shall  answer: 
I    Will. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say  unto  the  woman: 

JV.  Wilt  thou  take  this  man  to  be  thy  wedded 
husband? 

Wilt  thou  obey  him,  love,  honor,  and  keep  him  in 
sickness  and  in  health ;  and,  forsaking  every  other, 
cleave  to  him  only,  so  long  as  ye  both  shall  live  ? 

The  woman  shall  answer: 
I  Will. 

When  a  ring  is  used,  the  man  shall  give  the  ring  to  the  woman, 
which  the  Minister  taking  from  her  shall  deliver  again  to  the  man, 
who  Bhall  then  place  it  upon  the  third  finger  of  the  woman's  left  hand, 
and  holding  it  there,  shall  say  after  the  Minister: 

With  this  ring  I  thee  wed:  in  the  name  of   the 

Father,  and  of  the   Son,   and  of  the   Holy  Ghost. 

Amen. 

18*  0 


210  MARRIAGE. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say: 

As  a  seal  to  this  holy  vow,  give  each  other  the 
right  hand. 

Then  the  Minister,  laying  his  hand  upon  the  joined  hands  of  the 
pair,  shall  say: 

Forasmuch  as  you,  31.  and  JY.  have  consented  to- 
gether in  holy  wedlock,  and  have  witnessed  the 
same  before  God  and  this  company,  I  pronounce  you 
man  and  wife,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Those  whom  God  hath  joined  together,  let  not 
man  put  asunder. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  God,  who  by  Thy  mighty  power  hast  made  all 
things  of  nothing;  who  also  didst  appoint  that  out 
of  man,  created  after  Thine  own  image  and  simili- 
tude, woman  should  take  her  beginning;  and  knit- 
ting them  together,  didst  teach  that  it  should  never 
be  lawful  to  put  asunder  those  whom  Thou  by  mat- 
rimony hadst  made  one :  look  mercifully  upon  these 
Thy  servants,  that  both  this  man  may  love  his  wife, 
according  to  Thy  word,  (as  Christ  did  love  His 
spouse  the  Church,  who  gave  Himself  for  it,  loving 
and  cherishing  it  even  as  His  own  flesh,)  and  also 
that  this  woman  may  be  loving  and  faithful  to  her 
husband;  and  in  all  quietness,  sobriety,  and  peace,  be 
a  follower  of  holy  and  godly  matrons.  0  Lord,  bless 
them  both,  and  grant  them  to  inherit  Thine  ever- 
lasting kingdom;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


MARRIAGE.  211 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  as  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  he  bless  them  : 

God  the  Father,  God  the  Son,  God  the  Holy  Ghost, 
bless,  preserve,  and  keep  you ;  the  Lord  mercifully 
with  His  favor  look  upon  you,  and  fill  you  with  all 
spiritual  benediction  and  grace ;  that  ye  may  so  live 
together  in  this  life,  that  in  the  world  to  come  ye 
may  have  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

After  which,  if  the  service  be  in  the  church,  and  there  be  no  ser- 
mon declaring  the  duties  of  marriage,  the  Minister  shall  read  as  follows : 

All  ye  that  are  married,  or  that  intend  to  take  the  excellent 
estate  of  matrimony  upon  you,  hear  what  the  Holy  Scripture 
doth  say  as  touching  the  duty  of  husbands  towards  their  wives, 
and  wives  towards  their  husbands. 

Saint  Paul,  in  his  Epistle  to  the  Ephesians,  the  fifth  Chap- 
ter, doth  give  this  commandment  to  all  married  men :  Hus- 
bands, love  your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  the  Church, 
and  gave  Himself  for  it;  that  He  might  sanctify  and  cleanse 
it  with  the  washing  of  water,  by  the  word;  that  He  might 
present  it  to  Himself  a  glorious  Church,  not  having  spot,  or 
wrinkle,  or  any  such  thing;  but  that  it  should  be  holy,  and 
without  bremish.  So  ought  men  to  love  their  wives  as  their 
own  bodies.  He  that  loveth  his  wife  loveth  himself.  For 
no  man  ever  yet  hated  his  own  flesh,  but  nourisheth  and 
cherisheth  it,  even  as  the  Lord  the  Church:  for  we  are  mem- 
bers of  His  body,  of  His  flesh,  and  of  His  bones.  For  this 
cause  shall  a  man  leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall  be 


212  MARRIAGE. 

joined  unto  his  wife;  and  they  two  shall  be  one  flesh.  This 
is  a  great  mystery;  but  I  speak  concerning  Christ  and  the 
Church.  Nevertheless,  let  every  one  of  you  in  particular  so 
love  his  wife,  even  as  himself. 

Likewise  the  same  St.  Paul,  writing  to  the  Colossians, 
speaketh  thus  to  all  men  that  are  married:  Husbands,  love 
your  wives,  and  be  not  bitter  against  them. 

Hear  also  what  Saint  Peter,  the  Apostle  of  Christ,  who 
was  himself  a  married  man,  saith  unto  them  that  are  married: 
Ye  husbands,  dwell  with  your  wives  according  to  knowledge ; 
giving  honor  unto  the  wife,  as  unto  the  weaker  vessel,  and  as 
being  heirs  together  of  the  grace  of  life,  that  your  prayers 
be  not  hindered. 

Hitherto  ye  have  heard  the  duty  of  the  husband  toward 
the  wife.  Now  likewise,  ye  wives,  hear  and  learn  your  du- 
ties toward  your  husbands,  even  as  it  is  plainly  set  forth  in 
Holy  Scripture. 

Saint  Paul,  in  the  afore-named  Epistle  to  the  Ephesians, 
teacheth  you  thus:  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your  own 
husbands,  as  unto  the  Lord.  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of 
the  wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  head  of  the  Church :  and  He 
is  the  Saviour  of  the  body.  Therefore  as  the  Church  is  sub- 
ject unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives  be  to  their  own  husbands  in 
every  thing.  And  again  he  saith :  Let  the  wife  see  that  she 
reverence  her  husband. 

And  in  his  Epistle  to  the  Colossians,  Saint  Paul  giveth 
you  this  short  lesson :  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your 
own  husbands,  as  it  is  fit  in  the  Lord. 

^  Saint  Peter  also  doth  instruct  you  very  well,  thus  saying : 
Ye  wives,  be  in  subjection  to  your  own  husbands;  that,  if  any 
obey  not  the  word,  they  also  may  without  the  word  be  won 
by  the  conversation  of  the  wives ;  while  they  behold  your 
chaste  conversation  coupled  with  fear.  Whose  adorning  let 
it  not  be  that  outward  adorning  of  plaiting  the  hair,  and  of 
wearing  of  gold,  or  of  putting  on  of  apparel ;  but  let  it  be 
the  hidden  man  of  the  heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corruptible, 


MARRIAGE.  213 

even  the  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in 
the  sight  of  God  of  great  price.  For  after  this  manner  in 
the  old  time  the  holy  women  also,  who  trusted  in  God, 
adorned  themselves,  being  in  subjection  unto  their  own  hus- 
bands :  even  as  Sara  obeyed  Abraham,  calling  him  lord : 
whose  daughters  ye  are,  as  long  as  ye  do  well,  and  are  not 
afraid  with  any  amazement. 

After  which  the  Minister  shall    close   the  service  with   this  Bene' 
diction: 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  all.     Amen. 


OKDINATION  AND  INSTALLATION. 


ORDINATION  OF  MINISTERS. 

After  the  Sermon,  the  presiding  Minister,  having  taken  his  place 
at  the  all^r,  shall  begin  thus: 

Let  us  pray : 

Meet  us,  0  Lord,  in  all  our  doings,  with  Thy  most 
gracious  favor,  and  further  us  with  Thy  continual 
help ;  that  in  all  our  works  begun,  continued,  and 
ended  in  Thee,  we  may  glorify  Thy  holy  name,  and 
finally  by  Thy  mercy  attain  unto  everlasting  life ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Here  the  Candidate  for  Ordination,  his  name  being  distinctly  an- 
nounced, sliall  be  requested  to  present  himself  before  the  altarj  where- 
upon the  Minister  shall  address  the  Congregation,  as  follows: 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Loed  :  Almighty  God, 
whom  it  hath  pleased  by  His  Spirit  and  word  to 
gather  and  preserve  to  Himself  continually,  out  ot 
the  whole  human  race,  a  Church  chosen  to  everlasting 
life,  hath  given  to  all  the  members  of  the  same,  both 
ministers  and  people,  a  common  interest  in  its  wel- 
fare. For  this  reason,  it  hath  ever  been  the  practice, 
that  in  the  ordination  of  those  who  have  been  called 


ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS.  215 

to  the  office  of  the  holy  Ministry,  the  people  also 
should  have  an  opportunity  to  express  their  voice. 
Now,  therefore,  in  order  that  we  may  be  assisted  in 
the  case  before  us  by  your  knowledge  and  past  ob- 
servation of  him  who  is  here  present  for  admission 
to  this  office,  we  call  upon  you,  to  the  end  that  if  you 
know  any  just  cause  or  impediment,  because  of  which 
he  ought  not  to  be  ordained  to  the  Christian  Ministry, 
you  do  come  forward  in  God's  name,  and  make  it 
known. 

If  no  objection  be  offered,  after  a  sufficient  pause,  he  shall  address 
the  Candidate,  and  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  Brother  :  It  is  now  our  part,  sol- 
emnly and  for  the  last  time,  before  proceeding  to  lay 
upon  you  irrevocably  the  burden  and  responsibility 
of  the  holy  Ministry,  to  remind  you  how  great  is  the 
dignity  of  the  office,  and  how  weighty  and  momentous 
also  are  the  duties  which  it  involves. 

The  office  is  of  divine  origin,  and  of  truly  super- 
natural character  and  force;  flowing  directly  from  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  Himself,  as  the  fruit  of  His  resur- 
rection and  triumphant  ascension  into  heaven,  and 
being  designed  by  Him  to  carry  forward  the  purposes 
of  His  grace  upon  the  earth,  in  the  salvation  of  men 
by  the  Church,  to  the  end  of  time. 

All  power,  we  hear  Him  saying  after  He  had  risen 
from  the  dead,  is  given  unto  Me  in  heaven  and  in 
earth;  Go  ye,  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptiz- 
ing them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you :  and  lo,  I 
am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world. 


216  ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS. 

To  this  answers  in  full  what  is  written  also  by  St. 
Paul :  Wherefore  He  saith,  When  He  ascended  up  on 
high,  He  led  captivity  captive,  and  gave  gifts  unto 
men.  Now  that  He  ascended,  what  is  it  but  that  He 
also  descended  first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth? 
He  that  descended  is  the  same  also  that  ascended  up 
far  above  all  heavens,  that  He  might  fill  all  things. 
And  He  gave  some,  apostles;  and  some,  prophets; 
and  some,  evangelists;  and  some,  pastors  and  teachers; 
for  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  for  the  work  of  the  mi- 
nistry, for  the  edifying  of  the  body  of  Christ;  till  we  all 
come  in  the  unity  of  the  faith,  and  of  the  Son  of  God, 
unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the  measure  of  the  stature 
of  the  fulness  of  Christ. 

Consider  well,  dear  brother  in  Christ,  how  much 
all  this  means,  as  declaring  and  setting  forth  the  true 
nature  and  significance  of  the  holy  office.  The  first 
Ministers  were  the  Apostles,  who  were  called  and 
commissioned  immediately  by  Jesus  Christ  Himself. 
They  in  turn  ordained  and  set  apart  other  suitable 
men,  as  pastors  and  teachers  over  the  churches  which 
they  had  gathered  and  established  in  different  places; 
and  these  again,  in  the  same  way  appointed  and  sent 
forth  others  to  carry  onward  and  forward  still  the 
true  succession  of  this  office ;  which,  being  regularly 
transmitted  in  this  way  from  age  to  age  in  the  Christ- 
ian Church,  has  come  down  finally  to  our  time.  The 
solemnity  of  ordination,  through  which  this  trans- 
mission Hows,  is  not  merely  an  impressive  ceremony, 
by  which  the  right  of  such  as  are  called  of  God  to 
the  Ministry  is  owned  and  confessed  by  the  Church ; 
but  it  is  to  be  considered  rather  as  their  actual  inves- 


ORDINATION    OF    .MINISTERS.  217 

titure  with  the  very  power  of  the  office  itself,  the 
sacramental  seal  of  their  heavenly  commission,  and 
a  symbolical  assurance  from  on  high,  that  their  con- 
secration  to  the  service  of  Christ  is  accepted,  and 
that  the  Holy  Ghost  will  most  certainly  be  with  them 
in  the  faithful  discharge  of  their  official  duties. 

These  duties  are  of  the  same  order  with  the  high 
origin  of  the  office,  and  its  glorious  design.  The 
Ministers  of  Christ  are  set  in  the  world  to  be  at  once 
the  representatives  of  His  authority,  and  the  ambas- 
sadors of  His  grace.  As  My  Father  hath  sent  Me, 
He  says,  even  so  send  I  you.  He  that  heareth  you, 
heareth  Me ;  and  he  that  despiseth  you,  despiseth 
Me ;  and  he  that  despiseth  Me,  despiseth  Him  that 
sent  Me.  Let  a  man  so  account  of  us,  says  St.  Paul, 
as  of  the  ministers  of  Christ  and  stewards  of  the 
mysteries  of  God.  Again  :  We  are  ambassadors  for 
Christ,  as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by  us.  To 
them  it.  belongs  to  baptize,  to  preach  the  word,  to  ad- 
minister the  holy  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 
They  are  appointed  to  wait  upon  and  serve  the 
Church,  which  is  the  spouse  of  Jesus  Christ.  His  body 
mystical;  to  offer  before  Him  the  prayers  and  sup- 
plications of  His  people;  to  feed,  to  instruct,  to  watch 
over  and  guide  the  sheep  and  lambs  of  His  flock, 
whom  He  hath  purchased  with  His  own  blood.  They 
arc  charged  also  with  the  government  of  the  Church, 
and  with  the  proper  use  of  its  discipline,  in  the  way 
both  of  censure  and  absolution,  according  to  that 
awfully  mysterious  and  solemn  word:  I  will  give  un- 
to thee  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven;  and 
whatsoever  thou  shalt  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound 

19 


218  ORDINATION    OF    MINISTERS. 

in  heaven ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on  earth, 
shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

Such  being  the  character  of  the  office  to  which  you 
are  now  called,  beloved  brother  in  the  Lord,  and  such 
the  high  and  arduous  nature  of  its  duties,  it  is  easy 
to  see  with  what  seriousness  and  godly  fear,  with 
what  solemn  forethought,  with  what  holy  caution, 
you  should  aj3proach  unto  it,  as  you  are  now  doing, 
in  the  present  transaction ;  and  with  how  great  care 
and  study  also  you  ought  to  apply  yourself,  that  you 
ma}^  appear  hereafter  to  have  been  worthy  of  being 
put  into  the  Christian  Ministry,  by  being  found  faith- 
ful to  its  mighty  trust.  Know,  at  the  same  time, 
that  for  this  you  are  by  no  means  sufficient  of  your- 
self. All  proper  sufficiency  here  is  from  God  alone ; 
to  whom  therefore  you  should  pray  earnestly,  through 
the  mediation  of  our  only  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  for 
the  heavenly  assistance  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  that  giv- 
ing yourself  wholly  to  this  office,  with  daily  medita- 
tion, and  study  of  the  Scriptures,  }'ou  may  be  able  to 
make  full  proof  of  your  ministry,  being  nourished  up 
in  the  words  of  faith  and  good  doctrine,  and  showing 
yourself  a  pattern  to  others  in  piety  and  godly  living. 
In  doing  this,  thou  shalt  both  save  thyself,  and  them 
that  hear  thee.  And  when  the  Chief  Shepherd  shall 
appear,  you  shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory  that  fadeth 
not  away. 

And  now,  that  this  congregation  of  Christ  may  al- 
so understand  your  views  and  will  in  these  things, 
and  that  you  ma}^  yourself  also  the  more  feel  the 
binding  force  of  what  you  thus  publicly  profess  and 
promise,  we  call  upon  you  to  make  answer  plainly  to 


ORDINATION    OF    MINISTERS.  219 

these  following  questions,  which  we  now  propose  to 
you  in  the  name  of  God  and  of  His  Church. 

Do  you  receive  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  being  the 
true  and  proper  word  of  God,  the  ultimate  rule  and 
measure  of  the  whole  Christian  faith  ? 

Ans.   I  do. 

Do  you  believe  in  one  God  the  Father;  and  in  one 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  only  begotten  Son  of  the 
Father;  and  in  one  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the 
Father  and  the  Son,  and  with  the  Father  and  the 
Son  one  God  Almighty  ? 

Do  you  believe  the  Incarnation  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  whereby  being  perfect  God 
He  became  also  perfect  Man;  suffered  for  our  salva- 
tion, descended  into  hades,  rose  again  from  the  dead, 
and  now  sitteth  at  the  right  'hand  of  God  the  Father 
Almighty,  from  whence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead  ? 

And  do  you  believe  in  one  holy  catholic  Church, 
in  which  is  given  one  true  Baptism  for  the  remission 
of  sins? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Do  you  receive  the  confessional  system  of  the  Hei- 
delberg Catechism  as  being  in  harmony  with  the 
Bible,  and  the  ancient  Christian  Creeds  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 


220  ORDINATION    OF    MINISTERS. 

Are  you  truly  persuaded  in  your  heart,  that  you 
are  called  of  God  to  the  office  of  the  holy  Ministry, 
and  do  you  desire  and  expect  to  receive,  through  the 
laying  on  of  our  hands,  the  gift  and  grace  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  which  shall  enable  you  to  fulfil  this 
heavenly  commission  and  trust  ? 

Ans.  Such  is  my  persuasion,  and  such  my  desire 
and  hope. 

Do  you  acknowledge  the  rightful  authority  of  this 
Church,  from  which  you  are  now  to  receive  ordi- 
nation, as  being  a  true  part  in  the  succession  of  the 
Church  Catholic ;  and  do  you  promise  to  exercise 
•your  ministry  in  the  same  with  faithful  diligence, 
showing  all  proper  regard  for  its  laws  and  ordinances, 
and  all  suitable  obedience  to  its  lawful  government 
in  the  Lord  ? 

Ans.  So  I  confess,  and  so  I  promise. 

Here  the  Candidate  shall  be  directed  to  kneel;  the  Ministers  shall 
lay  their  right  hands  severally  upon  his  head,  and  the  presiding  Min- 
ister shall  say  ; 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Chief 
Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  the  Church,  and  trusting  in 
the  power  of  His  grace,  we  ordain,  consecrate,  and 
appoint  you  to  the  Ministry  of  reconciliation,  to  pro- 
claim His  gospel,  to  dispense  His  holy  Sacraments, 
to  administer  Christian  discipline  in  His  Church,  and 
to  be  wholly  set  apart  as  an  instrument  to  His  use 
in  the  salvation  of  our  fallen  race,  and  to  this  end 


ORDINATION    OF    MINISTERS.  221 

may  the  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  rest  upon  and  abide  with 
you  always.     Amen. 

He  shall  then  rise,  when  each  of  the  Ministers  in  turn  shall  give 
him  the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  saying: 

We  give  you  the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  to  take 
part  with  us  in  this  Ministry. 

Or  this: 

Our  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and  with  the 
Son,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Or  this: 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love  of 
God  the  Father,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  with  you  always. 

When  the  n^w  Minister  is  to  be  installed  at  the  same  time  as  Pastor 
of  the  Charge  in  which  he  is  ordained,  the  Installation  services  shall 
_'<>  forward  according  to  the  form  provided  for  that  purpose.     If 
there  be  no  Installation,  the  presiding  Minister  shall  here  say: 

Let  us  pray,  beloved  brethren,  to  God  the  Father 
Almighty,  that  He  may  be  pleased  to  multiply  His 
heavenly  gifts  upon  this  His  servant,  whom  He  hath 
called  to  the  office  of  the  holy  Ministry,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  kneeling  down : 

Almighty  God,  most  merciful  Father,  who  of  Thine 
miinite  goodness  hast  given  Thine  only  Son  Jesus 
Qfrrist  to  be  our  Redeemer,  and  the  Author  of  ever- 


222  ORDINATION   OF    MINISTERS. 

lasting  life ;  who  after  that  He  had  completed  our 
redemption,  and  was  ascended  into  heaven,  poured 
down  His  gifts  abundantly  upon  men,  making  some 
apostles,  some  prophets,  some  evangelists,  some  pas- 
tors and  teachers,  for  the  edifying  and  perfecting  of 
His  body  the  Church ;  send  doAvn,  we  beseech  Thee, 
the  anointing  of  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  the  head  of 
this  Thy  servant,  who  has  now  been  set  apart  in 
Thy  name,  through  the  solemn  act  of  ordination,  to 
the  office  of  teacher  and  ruler  in  Christ's  Church. 
Grant  unto  him,  0  most  merciful  Father,  such  ful- 
ness of  Thy  grace,  that  he  may  be  a  faithful  and 
wise  steward  whom  Thou  settest  over  Thy  house- 
hold, using  the  authority  Thou  givest  him,  not  unto 
destruction,  but  unto  salvation  ;  that  he  may  be  an 
able  minister  of  the  New  Testament,  knowing  how 
he  ought;  to  behave  himself  in  the  house  of  God,  a 
workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly 
dividing  the  word  of  truth ;  that  he  may  be  a  true 
preacher  of  righteousness ;  a  faithful  leader  of  the 
blind,  and  of  them  that  are  out  of  the  way ;  a  light 
unto  those  who  are  in  darkness;  a  watchful  guardian 
over  Thy  fold,  and  a  follower  of  the  true  Shepherd 
who  giveth  His  life  for  the  sheep.  Make  his  feet 
beautiful  to  publish  the  gospel  of  peace,  and  to  bring 
glad  tidings  of  good  things.  Give  him  power  to 
preach  not  himself,  but  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  and 
himself  the  servant  of  all  for  Jesus'  sake.  May  he 
be  an  example  of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  conver- 
sation, in  charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity.  So 
may  he  in  all  things  fulfil  his  ministry  unblamably 
and  unreprovably  in  Thy  sight,  that  he  may  be  pre- 


INSTALLATION   OF    AN    ORDAINED    MINISTER.        223 

paved  to  stand  without  shame  before  the  judgment 
seat  of  Christ,  and  thus,  finishing  his  course  with 
joy,  be  received  unto  glory  and  immortality  in  Thine 
eternal  kingdom,  where  they  that  turn  many  to 
righteousness  shall  shine  as  the  stars  for  ever  and 
ever.  Hear  us  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son 
our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

The  Congregation  shall  then  rise  and  join  in  singing  a  Doxology, 
after  which  the  whole  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction  : 

The  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  great  Shepherd  of  the 
sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant, 
make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do  His  will, 
working  in  you  that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  His 
sight,  through  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


INSTALLATION    OF   AN    ORDAINED    MINISTER  IN  A 
PARTICULAR  CHARGE. 

Immediately  after  the  Ordination  of  the  new  Minister,  if  this  take 
place  on  the  Batne  occasion,  or  in  any  other  case  after  the  sermon,  the 
ling  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar,  shall  address 
the  Congregation  as  follows: 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  You  have  called 
N.  N.,  now  present,  an  ordained  Minister  (or,  who 
has  now  been  ordained  a  Minister),  to  become  your 
Pastor.     He  has  consented  to  accept  the  call.     After 


224  INSTALLATION    OF 

full  inquiry  and  deliberation,  the  Classis  of  M. 
under  whose  supervision  and  care  you  stand,  has  re- 
solved that  the  proposed  settlement  ought  to  take 
place;  and  being  here  accordingly,  by  its  appoint- 
ment and  order,  at  the  present  time,  for  that  purpose, 
we  now  proceed  to  institute  and  install  him,  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  as  the  Pastor  of  this  Charge. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  by  whose  holy  inspiration  and 
guidance,  Thine  Apostles,  in  the  first  clays  of  Thy 
Church,  did,  for  the  fulfilling  of  their  charge,  ordain 
others  also,  who,  under  them,  might  take. part  in  the 
care  and  government  of  Thy  flock;  grant,  we  beseech 
Thee,  that  all  those  who  are  placed  by  Thine  author- 
ity over  the  several  congregations  of  Thy  people, 
may  be  endowed  with  Thy  heavenly  grace,  and  may 
so  faithfully  serve  Thee  in  their  office  and  administra- 
tion, and  Avatch  over  the  souls  under  their  chanre. 
that  at  the  appearing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  they 
may  present  the  people  committed  to  their  care  a 
holy  and  glorious  flock,  giving  an  account  of  them 
with  joy,  and  not  with  grief;  through  the  same  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  liveth  and  abideth  with  Thee 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

Then  shall  he  read,  either  the  whole  or  some  part  of,  the  following 
passages  of  Scripture. 

Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  entereth  not  by 
the  door  into  the  sheepfold,  but  climbeth  up  some  other  way, 
the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber.     But  he  that  entereth  in  by 


AX   ORDAINED    MINISTER.  225 

the  door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep.  To  him  the  porter 
openeth ;  and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice :  and  he  calleth  his 
own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them  out.  And  when  he 
putteth  forth  his  own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them,  and  the 
sheep  follow  him  :  for  they  know  his  voice.  And  a  stranger 
will  they  not  follow,  but  will  flee  from  him :  for  they  know 
not  the  voice  of  strangers.  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto 
them:  but  they  understood  not  what  things  they  were  which 
he  spake  unto  them.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  again, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep. 
All  that  ever  came  before  me  are  thieves  and  robbers:  but  the 
sheep  did  not  hear  them.  I  am  the  door  :  by  me  if  any  man 
enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find 
pasture.  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for  to  steal,  and  to  kill, 
and  to  destroy :  I  am  come  that  they  might  have  life,  and 
that  they  might  have  it  more  abundantly.  I  am  the  good 
shepherd  :  the  good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep. 
But  he  that  is  an  hireling,  and  not  the  shepherd,  whose  own 
the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the 
sheep,  and  fleeth :  and  the  wolf  catcheth  them,  and  scattereth 
the  sheep.  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  an  hireling, 
and  careth  not  for  the  sheep.  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and 
know  my  sheep,  and  am  known  of  mine.  As  the  Father 
knoweth  me,  even  so  know  I  the  Father:  and  I  lay  down  my 
life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not 
of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my 
voice;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 

Jesus  saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest 
thou  me  more  than  these  ?  He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord ; 
thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  lie  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my 
lambs.  lie  saith  to  him  again  the  second  time,  Simon,  son 
of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ?  He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  ; 
thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my 
sheep.  lie  saith  unto  him  the  third  time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me?  Peter  was  grieved  because  he  said  unto 
him  the  third  time,  Lovest  thou  me?  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things;  thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Feed  my  sheep. 

This  is  a  true  saying,  If  a  man  desire  the  office  of  a  bishop, 
he  desireth  a  good  work.  A  bishop  then  must  be  blameless, 
the  husband  of  one  wife,  vigilant,  sober,  of  good  behavior, 
given   to   hospitality,  apt  to   teach;    not  given   to   wine,  no 

P 


226  INSTALLATION    OF 

striker,  not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre;  but  patient,  not  a  brawler, 
not  covetous;  one  that  ruleth  well  his  own  house,  having  his 
children  in  subjection  with  all  gravity;  (for  if  a  man 
know  not  how  to  rule  his  own  house,  how  shall  he  take  care 
of  the  church  of  God?)  not  a  novice,  lest  being  lifted  up 
with  pride  he  fall  into  the  condemnation  of  the  devil.  More- 
over he  must  have  a  good  report  of  them  which  are  without; 
lest  he  fall  into  reproach  and  the  snare  of  the  devil. 

And  from  Miletus  Paul  sent  to  Ephesus,  and  called  the 
elders  of  the  church.     And  when  they  were  come  to  him,  he 
said  unto  them,  Ye  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I  came  into 
Asia,  after  what  manner  I  have  been  with  you  at  all  seasons, 
serving  the  Lord  with  all  humility  of  mind,  and  with  many 
tears,  and  temptations,  which  befel  me  by  the  lyino-  in  wait 
of  the  Jews:  and  how  I  kept  back  nothing  that  was  profitable 
unto  you,  but  have  shewed  you,  and  have  taught  you  publicly, 
and  from  house  to  house,   testifying  both  to  the  Jews,  anil 
also  to  the  Greeks,  repentance  toward  God,  and  faith  toward 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     And  now,  behold,  I  go  bound  in  the 
spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the  things  that  shall  befall 
me  there :  save  that  the  Holy  Ghost  witnesseth  in  every  citv, 
saying  that   bonds   and   afflictions   abide  me.     But  none   of 
these  tilings  move  me,  neither  count  I  my  life  dear  unto  my- 
self, so  that  I  might  finish  my  course  with  joy,  and  the  min- 
istry, which  I  have  received  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the 
gospel  of  the  grace  of  God.     And  now,  behold,  I  know  that 
ye  all,  among  whom  I  have   gone  preaching  the  kingdom  of 
God,  shall  see  my  face  no  more.     Wherefore  I  take  you  to 
record  this  day,  that  I  am  pure  from  the  blood  of  all  men. 
For  I  have  not  shunned  to  declare  unto  you  all  the  counsel 
of  God.     Take  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves,  and  to  all  the 
flock,  over  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  made  you  overseers, 
to  feed  the  church  of  God,  which  he  hath  purchased  with  his 
own  blood. 

Be  thou  an  example  of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  conver- 
sation, in  charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity.  Till  I  come, 
give  attendance  to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  doctrine.  Neg- 
lect not  the  gift  that  is  in  thee,  which  was  given  thee  by 
prophecy,  with  the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  presbytery. 
Meditate  upon  these  things;  give  thyself  wholly  to  them; 
that  thy  profiting  may  appear  to  all.  Take  heed  unto  thyself, 
and  unto  the  doctrine;  continue  in  them:  for  in  doing  thia 
thou  shalt  both  save  thyself,  and  them  that  hear  thee. 


AN   ORDAINED   BONISTER.  227 

The  elders  which  are  among  you  I  exhort,  who  am  also  an 
oiler,  and  a  witness  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  also  a 
partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be  revealed:  feed  the  flock 
of  God  which  is  among  you,  taking  the  oversight  thereof,  not 
by  constraint,  but  willingly;  not  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a 
ready  mind;  neither  as  being  lords  over  God's  heritage,  but 
bring  ensamples  to  the  flock.  And  when  the  chief  Shepherd 
shall  appear,  ye  shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory  that  fadeth 
not  away. 

And  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to  know  them  wdiich  labor 
among  you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and  admonish  you ; 
and  to  esteem  them  very  highly  in  love  for  their  work's  sake. 
And  be  at  peace  among  yourselves. 

Remember  them  which  have  the  rule  over  you,  "who  have 
spoken  unto  you  the  word  of  God:  whose  faith  follow,  con- 
sidering the  end  of  their  conversation;  Jesus  Christ  the  same 
:  day.  and  to-day,  and  forever. 

Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and  submit  your- 
selves; for  they  watch  for  your  souls,  as  they  that  must  give 
account,  that  they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not  with  grief: 
for  that  is  unprofitable  for  you. 


The  Congregation  shall  now  rise,  and  the  Pastor  elect  having  pre- 
sented himself  before  the  altar,  the  presiding  Minister  shall  address 
him  thus: 


And  now,  beloved  brother  in  Christ,  in  full  view  of 
the  great  solemnity  of  the  trust  as  it  is  thus  set  forth 
by  the  lively  oracles  of  God,  are  you  willing  and 
ready  to  take  upon  yourself  the  charge  of  this  flock? 

Ans.  I  am,  God  being  my  helper. 

Do  you  promise  and  engage,  on  your  part,  that 
being  set  as  Pastor  of  this  people,  you  will  endeavor 
faithfully  to  discharge  among  them  all  the  duties  oi 
your  ministry,  exercising  the  authority  you  hold  as  a 
true  commission  from  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  with 


22S  INSTALLATION    OF 

becoming  recollection  of  His  presence,  according  to  His 
commandments,  and  in  due  subjection  to  the  rule 
that  is  over  you  in  this  church  ? 

Ans.  I  promise  so  to  do,  with  God's  help. 

Then  addressing  the  Church  and  Congregation,  he  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Ye  have  heard  the  solemn  vows 
and  engagements  now  taken  by  him  whom  you  have 
called  to  be  your  Pastor ;  now,  then,  we  demand  oi 
you,  do  ye  on  your  part  receive  him  in  this  character 
and  office,  promising  to  show  towards  him  such  love, 
honor,  and  fit  obedience  in  the  Lord,  as  are  due  to  an 
overseer  and  guide  placed  over  you  by  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  Himself,  the  Chief  Shepherd  and  Bishop  ot 
souls  ? 

Ans.  We  do. 

On  the  ground  of  this  mutual  engagement,  we  do 
now,  by  the  authority  which  has  been  delegated  to 
us  for  that  purpose,  solemnly  install  you,  N.  N.,  as 
Pastor  of  this  people,  committing  them  by  this  act 
as  a  part  of  Christ's  flock,  to  your  spiritual  oversight 
and  care.  In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Then  addressing  the  Congregation,  the  presiding  Minister  shall  say  : 

Let  us  pray,  beloved  brethren,  to  the  Triune  God, 
the  fountain  of  all  grace  and  glory,  that  He  may  be 
pleased  to  sanctify  with  His  heavenly  blessing,  the 
Pastoral  relation  which  has  now  been  lormed  in  His 
name.     Amen. 


AN    ORDAINED    MINISTER.  229 

Then  kneeling  down  : 

Almighty  God,  most  merciful  Father,  who  of  Thine 
infinite  goodness  hast  given  Thine  only  Son  Jesus 
Christ  to  be  our  Redeemer  and  the  Author  of  ever- 
lasting life;  who  after  that  He  had  completed  our 
redemption,  and  was  ascended  into  heaven,  poured 
down  His  gifts  abundantly  upon  men,  making  some 
apostles,  some  prophets,  some  evangelists,  some  pas- 
tors and  teachers,  for  the  edifying  and  perfecting  of 
the  Church ;  send  down,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  Holy 
Ghost  upon  Thy  servant,  whom  Thou  hast  been 
pleased  now  to  set  over  this  people  in  the  office  of 
Bishop  and  Pastor ;  and  so  replenish  him  with  the 
truth  of  Thy  doctrine,  and  endue  him  with  innocency 
of  life,  that  he  may  faithfully  serve  before  Thee,  to 
the  glory  of  Thy  great  name,  and  the  benefit  of  Thy 
holy  Church;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  only  Mediator 
and  Advocate.     Amen. 

0  Holt  Jesus,  who  hast  purchased  to  Thyself  an 
universal  Church,  and  hast  promised  to  be  with  the 
ministers  of  apostolic  succession  to  the  end  of  the 
world,  be  graciously  pleased  to  bless  the  ministry  and 
service  of  him  who  is  now  appointed  to  offer  the 
ifices  of  prayer  and  praise  to  Thee  in  this  house, 
which  is  called  by  Thy  name.  May  the  words  of 
his  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  his  heart,  be  always 
acceptable  in  Thy  sight,  0  Lord,  our  strength  and 
our  Redeemer.     Amen. 

And  Thou,  0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  Sanctifier  of 
the  faithful,  visit,  we  pray  Thee,  this  Congregation  with 

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230        INSTALLATION   OF   AN   ORDAINED   MINISTER. 

Thy  love  and  favor;  enlighten  their  minds  more  and 
more  with  the  light  of  the  everlasting  gospel ;  graft 
in  their  hearts  a  love  of  the  truth ;  increase  in  them 
true  religion ;  nourish  them  with  all  goodness  ;  and 
of  Thy  great  mercy  keep  them  in  the  same,  0  bles- 
sed Spirit,  whom  with  the  Father  and  the  Son  to- 
gether we  worship  and  glorify  as  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

Then  the  Congregation  shall  rise,  and  join  in  singing  a  Boxology ; 
after  which  the  whole  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction : 

The  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  great  Shepherd  of 
the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  cov- 
enant, make  you  perfect  in  eveiy  good  work  to  do 
His  will,  working  in  you  that  which  is  well  pleasing 
in  His  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ:  to  whom  be  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


ORDINATION  AND  INSTALLATION  OF  ELDERS 
AND  DEACONS. 


[When  Elders  only  are  to  be  set  in  office  without  Deacons,  or  Dea- 
cons only  without  Elders,  such  parts  merely  of  the  following  form  are  to  be 
as  relate  to  that  particular  case.  So  also,  if  the  case  calls  for  In- 
stallation only,  all  the  persons  elected  to  office  having  been  previously 
ordained,  there  must  be  a  like  omission  of  what  forms  the  Ordination 
act.] 

After  the  Sermon,  the  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar, 
shall  say : 

Let  us  pray. 

Meet  u?.  0  Lord,  in  all  our  doings  with  Thy  most 
gracious  favor,  and  further  us  with  Thy  continual 
help  ;  that  in  all  our  works,  begun,  continued,  and 
ended  in  Thee,  Ave  may  glorify  Thy  holy  name,  and 
finally,  by  Thy  mercy,  attain  everlasting  life;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Here  the  persons  to  be  set  in  office,  their  names  being  distinctly 
announced,  shall  be  requested  to  present  themselves  before  the  altar; 
whereupon  the  Minister  shall  address  the  Congregation  as  follows: 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  These  persons  have 
been  solemnly  chosen  and  called  by  you,  as  a  Chris- 
tian Congregation,  to  take  part  as  Elders  and  Deacons 
in  the  care  and  service  of  this  church.  They  have 
accepted  your  call.     Xo  one  has  come  forward  to 

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232  ORDINATION   AND    INSTALLATION 

urge  any  just  objection  to  their  being  set  in  office. 
I  therefore  proceed,  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  or- 
dain such  of  them  as  have  not  been  ordained  to  the 
same  degree  before,  and  to  set  all  of  them  apart, 
each  in  his  own  office,  to  the  work  of  the  ministry 
among  you,  and  in  your  behalf. 

Then  addressing  the  Candidates,  he  shall  say: 

Brethren  :  As  it  is  a  great  honor  to  bear  office  in 
the  Lord's  house,  so  is  it  at  the  same  time  also  a  high 
and  solemn  trust,  which  no  one  should  take  upon  him 
rashly  or  lightly.  For  no  such  office,  is  of  merely 
human  origin  or  authority.  There  are  diversities 
of  gifts,  and  differences  of  administrations,  in  the 
Church;  but  all  proceed  from  the  same  Lord,  through 
the  power  of  one  and  the  same  Spirit.  Men  may 
be  chosen  and  called  to  their  particular  ministry 
by  the  voice  of  their  fellow-men ;  but  their  minis- 
try itself  comes  to  them,  not  from  earth,  but  from 
heaven;  not  from  the  people  they  serve,  but  from  God. 
Its  rights  and  powers,  its  duties  and  responsibilities,  all 
flow  from  that  jurisdiction  of  Christ  in  His  Church, 
which  is  the  fruit  of  His  glorious  resurrection,  and 
which  is  to  be  regarded  as  a  new  order  of  life  and 
power  in  the  world,  extending  with  real  unbroken 
succession,  from  the  day  of  Pentecost  onward  contin- 
ually to  the  end  of  time.  You  may  see  thus  how 
much  is  comprehended  in  your  present  ordination 
and  induction  into  office ;  and  how  needful  it  is  that 
you  should  magnify  your  ministry,  and  make  high 
account  of  its  duties,  as  a  service  to  be  fulfilled  unto 
God,  and  not  simply  unto  men. 


OF  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS.  233 

Elders  are  appointed  to  assist  and  support  the 
Ministers  of  the  word  in  the  general  government  of 
the  Church.  They  form,  with  the  Minister,  in  each 
particular  ecclesiastical  charge,  a  council  in  common 
for  the  spiritual  supervision  of  the  flock  which  is 
committed  to  their  care.  They  are  bound  to  take 
part,  accordingly,  in  the  work  of  the  Ministry,  so  far 
as  it  has  to  do  with  this  pastoral  oversight  and  rule. 
They  are  to  be  the  advisers  and  counsellors  of  the 
Minister  in  his  episcopal  trust;  they  are  to  be  to  him 
as  hands  and  eyes,  acting  with  him  and  for  him,  and 
representing  his  presence  throughout  the  congregation. 
It  is  their  province  to  go  before  the  flock  in  the  way 
of  Christian  example,  to  watch  over  it  in  the  Lord, 
to  take  an  active  interest  in  its  spiritual  welfare,  to 
feel  a  responsibility  for  its  condition,  to  be  at  hand  in 
all  circumstances  with  spiritual  aid  for  its  necessities 
and  wants.  It  belongs  to  them,  in  virtue  of  their 
office,  to  visit  the  sick  and  the  afflicted,  to  instruct 
the  ignorant,  to  admonish  such  as  are  out  of  the  way, 
to  warn  the  unruly,  to  command  and  rebuke  with 
authority  in  Christ's  name.  To  them,  moreover,  in 
conjunction  with  the  Pastor,  belongs  the  whole  dis- 
cipline of  the  Church,  its  power  of  the  keys,  as 
exercised  both  in  the  form  of  censure  and  in  the 
form  of  absolution. 

The  office  of  Deacons  has  regard  especially  -to  the 
wants  of  the  poor.  To  them  it  belongs,  accordingly,  to 
help  the  Pastor,  and  to  supply  his  place,  in  those  church 
ministrations  which  are  directed  immediately  towards 
the  more  outward  needs  of  the  general  household  of 
faith.     On  them  falls  the  honorable  charge  of  looking 

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234  ORDINATION    AND    INSTALLATION 

after  the  desolate  and  poor,  and  of  seeing  that  the 
charities  of  the  Church  are  applied  with  proper  effect 
to  their  weekly  and  daily  wants.  In  this  service, 
at  the  same  time,  they  must  not  lose  sight  of  *he  true 
spiritual  character  of  their  office ;  which,  however  it 
may  be  thus  occupied  with  outward  and  temporal 
things,  remains  always  a  proper  branch  of  the  Chris- 
tian Ministry,  the  last  scope  and  purpose  of  which 
in  all  things  can  only  be  the  eternal  salvation  of  men 
in  the  world  to  come.  Hence  it  is  that  so  much 
stress  is  laid,  in  the  New  Testament,  on  the  character 
and  life  of  those  who  are  called  to  take  part  in  this 
work.  They  must  be  men  of  honest  report,  full  of 
the  Holy  Ghost  and  wisdom,  who  may  be  able,  both 
by  word  and  example,  to  help  forward  the  great  pur- 
pose of  the  Gospel,  making  their  ministrations  to  the 
bodily  necessities  of  the  poor  the  occasion  and  means 
of  a  still  better  benefit  to  their  souls.  St.  Paul  also, 
writing  on  this  subject,  in  his  first  Epistle  to  Timothy, 
requires  of  them  expressly  virtues  and  merits  of  like 
sort  with  those  which  are  needful  for  the  office  of  the 
Ministry  in  its  most  exalted  character. 

And  now,  brethren,  having  well  considered  the 
nature  and  design  of  these  sacred  offices,  to  the  use 
of  which  you  have  been  called  respectively  by  the 
voice  of  this  Congregation,  do  you  accept  the  call  as 
coining  to  you  from  God,  and  are  you  willing  to 
undertake  the  work  and  service  it  sets  before  you,  in 
the  name  and  for  the  glory  of  our  common  Lord  and 
Master  Jesus  Christ  ? 

Ans,  Yes. 


OF  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS.  235 

Do  you  receive  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  being  the 
inspired  Avoid  of  God  ?  Do  you  consent  to  the  ancient 
and  primitive  symbol  commonly  called  the  Apostles' 
Creed,  as  being  a  true  expression  of  the  foundation 
articles  of  the  Christian  Faith?  And  do  you  own  the 
doctrines  of  the  Heidelberg  Catechism,  as  flowing 
from  the  Bible  in  the  sense  of  the  same  Creed  ? 

A  us,  I  do. 

Do  you  promise  to  exercise  }'our  ministry,  as  Elders 
or  Deacons,  among  this  people,  with  faithful  diligence 
according  to  what  you  have  now  declared  to  be  the 
rule  and  measure  of  your  faith ;  showing  all  proper 
regard  for  the  lawful  authority  of  the  Church,  and 
taking  heed  to  your  own  lives,  that  you  may  adorn 
the  gospel  of  God  our  Saviour  by  a  walk  and  conver- 
sation answerable  to  the  place  you  occupy  in  Christ's 
house  ? 

Ans.  I  so  promise,  trusting  in  God's  help. 

Here  those  who  have  not  been  previously  ordained  to  the  office  in 
which  they  are  now  called  to  serve,  shall  be  directed  to  kneel  ;  where- 
upon the  Minister  shall  proceed  to  ordain  them,  laying  his  right  hand 
upon  each  one  in  succession,  and  saying: 

Take  thou  authority  to  execute  the  office  of  Elder 
[or,  Deacon]  in  the  Church  of  God ;  which  office  I 
now  solemnly  commit  unto  thee,  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Ann  1 1 . 

Then   shall   they  rise  :    after  which  the  Minister  shall  go  on   im- 

tull,  or  clothe  with  actual  charge  in  the  Congregation, 

all  who  are  before  him  for  this  purpose,  both  those  now  ordained,  and 

any  who  may  have  been  ordained  before,  making  use  of  the  following 

form  : 


236  ORDINATION   AND   INSTALLATION 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  by  the 
authority  belonging  to  me  in  His  Church,  I  now  in- 
stall you  in  the  charge  and  service  to  which  you 
have  been  called  by  this  Congregation ;  and  may  the 
blessing  of  God  Almighty,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy 
Ghost,  rest  upon  you,  abide  with  you,  and  strengthen 
you  in  your  ministry  always  with  all  might  through 
the  Spirit,  unto  every  good  word  and  work.    Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly 
Father,  who  hast  been  pleased  of  Thy  great  goodness, 
to  call  these  Thy  servants  to  office  and  power  in  Thy 
Church,  send  down  upon  them,  we  beseech  Thee,  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  by  whose  most  blessed  inspiration  alone 
they  can  be  made  able  to  fulfill  the  ministry  now  com- 
mitted unto  them,  and  to  use  rightly  therein  the  gift 
of  Thy  manifold  grace.  Let  every  fruit  of  the  Spirit 
appear  and  abound  in  them,  to  the  ornament  of  the 
gospel  and  the  glory  of  Thy  great  name.  Make  them 
wise  and  faithful,  humble,  tender,  modest,  and  yet 
bold,  constant,  patient,  and  persevering  in  their  ap- 
pointed work.  In  all  their  walk  and  conversation 
may  Thy  precepts  shine  forth;  that,  holding  the 
testimony  of  a  good  conscience,  they  may  abide  in 
Christ  firm  and  steadfast,  and  show  forth  a  good  ex- 
ample unto  all  Thy  flock.  So  may  they  purchase  to 
themselves  a  good  degree  and  great  boldness  in  the 
faith ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


\ 

OF  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS.  237 

The  Congregation  shall  now  join  in  singing  a  Doxohgy,  after  which 
the  whole  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction: 

The  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  great  Shepherd  of 
the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  cov- 
enant, make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do 
His  will,  working  in  3^011  that  which  is  well  pleasing 
in  His  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ:  to  whom  be  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


EXCOMMUNICATION  AND  EESTOEATION. 


EXCOMMUNICATION. 

[If  any  member  give  offence  to  the  Church  by  open  sin,  he  shall 
first  be  admonished  by  the  Minister,  or  an  Elder  privately;  and  after- 
wards, if  he  does  not  amend,  in  the  presence  of  one  or  more  witnesses. 
The  admonition  may  be  repeated,  according  to  the  nature  of  the  case. 
If  this  discipline  fail  of  its  end,  the  offender  is  to  be  suspended,  or  sepa- 
rated from  the  use  of  the  sacraments,  and  the  prayers  of  the  Congrega- 
tion requested  on  his  behalf.  Should  he  still  persist  in  his  errors  and 
sins   the  proper  steps  shall  be  taken  for  his  excommunication. 

If,  however,  the  offence  be  one  of  more  than  ordinary  heinousness, 
the  offender  may  be  excommunicated,  after  due  examination  of  the 
case,  without  previous  admonition  and  suspension.] 

The  time  having  been  announced  beforehand,  and  the  people  exhort- 
ed to  intercede  with  God,  if  by  any  means  the  offender  may  be  brought 
to  true  repentance,  the  solemn  act  of  Excommunication  shall  take  place, 
in  presence  of  the  assembled  congregation,  as  follows.  The  Minister, 
standing  at  the  altar  in  company  with  the  Elders,  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord.  :  We  have  on  sev- 
eral occasions  made  known  to  you,  that  N.  N.,  a  mem- 
ber of  this  church,  has  been  leading  an  immoral  and 
ungodly  life  [or,  has  been  holding  and  teaching  false 
doctrine — or,  has  been  holding  and  teaching  false  doc- 
trine and  leading  an  immoral  and  ungodly  life],  and 
has  thus  by  his  sin  given  great  offence  to  the  Church 
of  Christ,  to  the  end  that  by  your  prayers  to  Ccd  on 
his  behalf,  he  might  be  brought  to  repentance,  and  so 
be  freed  from  the  bonds  of  the  Devil.     According  to 


EXCOMMUNICATION.  239 

the  command  of  our  Lord,  we  have  kindly  told  him 
his  fault,  both  alone  and  in  the  presence  of  one  or  two 
witnesses;    we  have  warned  him  of  the  end  of  his 

heinous  offences  against  God  and  the  Church,  and  ad- 
monished him  to  repent.  But  it  is  with  deep  sorrow 
of  heart  we  announce  to  you,  that  thus  far  we  have 
ived  no  evidence  of  true  repentance  and  refor- 
mation of  life.  On  the  contrary,  he  has  hardened  his 
heart,  and  daily  increases  his  guilt  by  continuing  in 
stubborness  and  disobedience. 

Wherefore,  in  order  that  this  corrupt  member  may 
not  endanger  the  whole  body,  and  that  the  name  of 
God  be  not  blasphemed  among  us  through  him,  we 
are  now  in  duty  bound,  by  the  command  of  our  Lord, 
to  proceed  to  the  use  of  the  last  remedy,  and  cut  him 
off  from  the  communion  of  the  Church. 

We,  therefore,  the  Minister  and  Elders  of  this 
church,  assembled  in  the  name  and  by  the  authority 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  do  hereby  announce  to  you 
all  that  N.  N.j  because  he  will  not  forsake  his  sin,  is 
excommunicated  from  the  Church  of  God ;  he  is  sep- 
arated and  cut  off  from  the  communion  of  saints,  and 
from  the  use  of  the  Sacraments,  so  long  as  he  con- 
tinues impenitent. 

Moreover,  we  admonish  you,  dearly  beloved,  that 
you  hold  no  fellowship  with  this  person,  so  that  he 
may  be  led  to  a  deep  sense  of  his  fall  and  separation 
from  the  Church  of  Christ.  We  beseech  you,  how- 
ever, not  to  treat  him  as  an  enemy;  but  admonish 
him  and  pray  for  him,  that  he  may  be  brought  to  re- 
pentance, and  restored  to  the  communion  of  the 
Church.     Remember  also  that  ye  yourselves  are  be- 


240  EXCOMMUNICATION. 

set  by  temptation ;  and  let  the  fall  of  this  man  be  an 
example  unto  you,  and  a  warning  of  your  danger. 

Ye  have  seen  how  lie  began  to  depart  from  the 
ways  of  truth  and  righteousness,  and  by  degrees  fell 
away  more  and  more  into  error  and  sin,  until  Satan 
led  him  captive  at  his  will.  Observe,  therefore,  how 
cunning  the  great  adversary  of  souls  is,  in  leading 
men  to  destruction.  The  Devil,  as  a  roaring  lion, 
walketh  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour.  Where- 
fore, let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth  take  heed  lest 
he  fall.  Be  sober;  watch  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter  into 
temptation.  Let  every  one  be  truly  sorrowful  for 
his  sins,  that  God  may  not  humble  us  again  by  the  fall 
of  any  other  member  of  this  church.  Beloved  bre- 
thren, let  your  fellowship  be  with  the  Father,  and  with 
His  Son  Jesus  Christ;  and  be  ye  steadfast,  unmovable, 
always  abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  Righteous  God,  most  merciful  Father,  we  be- 
wail our  sins  before  Thy  most  high  Majesty,  and  con- 
fess that  we  have  deserved  the  sorrow  and  pain  which 
we  have  felt  in  the  separation  of  a  member  from  Thy 
Church.  For  Christ's  sake,  be  Thou  gracious  unto 
us ;  forgive  our  iniquities,  over  which  we  mourn ;  and 
work  in  our  hearts  a  godly  sorrow  for  sin,  that  we 
may  fear  the  judgments  which  Thou  dost  send  upon 
the  stiff-necked  and  rebellious.  And  as  Thou  hast  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  sinner,  but  wilt  have  all 
men  to  be  converted  and  live ;  and  as  the  door  of  Thy 
Church  is  always  open  to  those  who  return  to  Thee 
with  true  penitence;  we  pray,  0  most  merciful  Father, 


EXCOMMUNICATION.  241 

for  grace  to  walk  before  Thee  in  all  holiness,  and  with 
humility  and  love  to  admonish  Mm,  upon  whom  this 
judgment  has  now  come,  that  through  Thy  good  Spirit, 
he  may  be  brought  to  repentance,  and  restored  to  Thy 
favor.  May  we  soon  have  cause  to  rejoice  over  Mm 
for  whom  we  now  have  sorrow  of  heart,  that  Thy 
name  may  be  praised,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

21  Q 


RESTORATION. 


When  an  exco  amunicated  person  asks  to  be  restored  to  the  com- 
munion of  the  Church,  the  Minister  and  Elders  shall  make  diligent  in- 
quiry into  his  state  of  mind  and  manner  of  life;  and  if  he  give  sufficient 
evidence  of  being  truly  penitent,  the  Minister  shall  make  the  following 
announcement  to  the  Congregation,  at  least  one  week  before  the  time 
appointed  for  his  restoration. 

Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  It  is  my  privilege  to  an- 
nounce to  you  to-day,  that  N.  N.,  who  was  cut  off 
from  our  communion,  has,  by  this  remedy,  as  also  by 
good  admonitions  and  your  Christian  prayers,  come 
so  far,  that,  being  ashamed  of  his  sins,  he  now  desires 
to  be  restored  to  the  fellowship  of  the  Church. 

We  have  made  diligent  inquiry  into  his  spiritual 
state  and  manner  of  life,  and  have  good  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  he  has  forsaken  his  wickedness,  and  turns 
to  the  Lord  with  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart.  Since 
then,  we  are  in  duty  bound,  by  the  command  of  God, 
to  receive  such  persons  with  joy,  and  yet  it  is  necessary 
to  proceed  herein  according  to  good  order,  we  do 
hereby  make  known  to  you  that  we  propose,  on  [Here 

the   Minister   shall   name   the  time,]     to    loose    him    from    the 

bond  of  excommunication,  and  restore  him  to  the 
fellowship  of  the  Church ;  except  any  one  of  you  may 
know  any  just  cause  why  this  ought  not  to  be  done ; 


RESTORATION.  243 

in  which  case  it  will  be  your  duty  to  give  us  notice 
thereof  in  due  time.  Meanwhile,  let  every  one  thank 
the  Lord  for  the  mercy  shown  to  this  erring  brother, 
and  beseech  Him  to  perfect  His  work  in  him  to  his 
eternal  salvation.     Amen. 

At  the  appointed  time,  if  no  impediment  be  alleged,  the  Penitent 
coming  forward,  Bhall  kneel  before  the  altar,  and  the  Minister,  standing 
iu  company  with  the  Elders,  shall  say  to  the  Congregation  : 

Beloved  Brethren  :  We  have,  on  a  previous  oc- 
casion, informed  }*ou  of  the  repentance  of  N.  N.,  who 
was  cut  off  from  our  communion,  in  order,  that  with 
your  knowledge  and  approval,  he  might  be  restored 
to  the  fellowship  of  the  Church.  And  inasmuch  as 
no  one  has,  in  the  meantime,  brought  any  charge 
against  him,  we  now  proceed  to  his  formal  and  sol- 
emn restoration. 

Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  declares  that  whatsoever 
His  ministers  shall  loose  on  earth,  shall  be  loosed  in 
heaven ;  whereby  He  gives  us  to  understand  that, 
when  any  person  is  excommunicated  from  the  Church, 
he  is  not  at  once  cut  off  thereby  from  all  hope  of 
being  saved,  but  may  again  be  loosed  from  the  bonds 
of  condemnation.  And  as  God  declares  in  His  word, 
that  He  has  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked, 
but  that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live,  the 
Church  always  hopes  for  the  conversion  of  her  back- 
slidden children,  and  keeps  her  bosom  open  for  those 
who  truly  repent.  Accordingly,  the  holy  Apostle 
Paul  commands  that  the  Corinthian  offender,  who  by 
his  direction  had  been  cut  off  from  the  Church, 
should  be  again  received  and  comforted,  lest  perhaps 


244  RESTORATION. 

such  a  one  might  be  swallowed  up  with  overmuch 
sorrow. 

Our  Lord  teaches  us  also,  that  such  absolution, 
being  pronounced  according  to  the  word  of  God,  is  by 
Him  accounted  sure  and  firm :  for  Christ  saith, 
Whosesoever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted  unto 
them.  Wherefore  no  one,  who  truly  repents,  ought 
to  doubt  in  the  least  that  he  is  assuredly  received  by 
God  in  mercy. 

Then,  addressing  the  Penitent,  he  shall  say: 

Now,  therefore  I  ask  thee,  N.  N.,  dost  thou  declare 
with  all  thy  heart,  before  God  and  His  Church,  that 
thou  art  sincerely  sorry  for  the  sin  and  stubbornness 
for  which  thou  hast  been  justly  excommunicated, 
and  dost  thou  desire  to  be  restored  to  the  communion 
of  the  Church  of  Christ,  and  promise  henceforth  to 
live  in  all  godliness,  according  to  the  command  of 
the  Lord  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  further  say : 

And  now,  in  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of 
Christ  and  His  Church,  I  announce  to  you  the  pardon 
of  your  sins ;  release  you  from  the  bond  of  excom- 
munication ;  receive  you  and  restore  you  to  the  fel- 
lowship of  Christ,  the  communion  of  saints,  and  the 
use  of  the  holy  Sacraments.  The  God  of  all  grace 
who  hath  had  pity  upon  you,  and  who  hath  given 
you  repentance  unto  life,  confirm  you  therein  unto 
the  end,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


RESTORATION.  245 

Here  the  Penitent  shall  rise: 

Seeing  then,  beloved  brother,  that  Gocl  hath  received 
you  into  grace,  be  careful  to  watch  henceforward 
continually,  that  Satan,  the  world,  and  your  flesh, 
may  not  cause  you  to  fall  again  into  sin.  Bring  forth 
fruits  meet  for  repentance ;  and,  as  God  has  forgiven 
you  much,  love  Him  much,  and  walk  before  Him  in 
newness  of  life. 

And  ye,  brethren,  receive  this  penitent  with  joy 
and  tenderness;  praise  God  for  his  return,  and  rejoice 
ye  with  the  angels  of  heaven  over  this  sinner  who 
comes  to-day  to  repentance  ;  for  he  was  dead  and  is 
alive  again,  he  was  lost  and  is  found.  Since  God  has 
forgiven  and  received  him,  let  no  one  despise  Mm; 
look  no  longer  upon  him  as  a  stranger,  but  love  him 
as  a  brother,  and  count  him  a  fellow-citizen  with 
the  saints,  and  of  the  household  of  God.  But  let 
each  one  also  profit  by  the  example  of  his  fall.  Put 
on  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to 
stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil.  For  we  wrestle 
not  against  flesh  and  blood,  but  against  principalities, 
against  powers,  against  the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of 
this  world,  against  spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places. 
Wherefore,  take  unto  you  the  whole  armor  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day, 
and  having  done  all  to  stand. 

Let  us  return  thanks  unto  the  Lord. 

0  gracious  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  thank 
Thee  through  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son,  that  it  hath 

pleased  Thee  to  grant  unto  our  brother,  who  is  here 

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246  RESTORATION. 

present,  repentance  unto  life,  and  to  give  us  occasion 
to  rejoice  over  Ms  conversion.  We  beseech  Thee  to 
ratify  in  heaven,  that  which  we  have  now  done  in 
his  behalf  on  the  earth.  May  he  be  more  and  more 
assured  in  his  heart  of  the  pardon  of  his  sins,  that 
thereby  he  may  be  comforted  and  animated  for  Thy 
service.  Restore  unto  him  the  joy  of  Thy  salvation; 
and  let  Thy  free  Spirit  uphold  him,  that  he  may  walk 
in  Thy  ways  steadfastly  all  the  days  of  his  life.  As 
he  has  offended  many  by  his  sins,  so  may  he  edify 
many  by  his  conversion.  And  grant  us  all  grace,  we 
beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  learn  from  this  example 
to  hold  sin  in  abhorrence,  and  to  fear  Thee.  Deliver 
us  in  the  hour  of  temptation.  Suffer  none  of  us  to 
draw  back,  nor  to  fall  into  sin,  and  dishonor  Thy 
Church ;  but  help  us  to  hold  fast  our  profession,  and 
abide  faithful  unto  the  end,  that  we  may  receive  the 
crown  of  life.  All  which  we  ask  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  addressing  him,  shall  say : 

Depart  in  peace. 


VISITATION  AND  COMMUNION  OF  THE  SICK. 


VISITATION  OF  THE   SICK. 

When  any  one  is  sick,  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  the  Minister, 
or,  if  any  circumstance  prevent  his  attendance,  to  one  of  the  Elders  of 
the  Church,  who,  coming  to  the  sick  person,  shall  carefully  inquire 
into  his  spiritual  state. 

[If  the  sick  person  be  not  baptized,  he  shall  be  immediately  instruct- 
ed as  to  his  duty  in  this  respect,  and  urged  to  become  obedient  to  the 
faith,  and  enter  into  covenant  with  God.  To  this  end  the  following 
Scripture  passages  shall  be  read  and  explained  to  him:  Matt,  xxviii. 
18-20;  Mark  xvi.  16;  John  iii.  5;  Acts  ii.  38-41 ;  Rom.  vi.  3-12; 
Gal.  iii.  27;  Col.  ii.  12;  Titus  iii.  5;  1  Peter  iii.  21.  If  the  sick  person 
give  evidence  of  true  repentance  and  faith,  the  Minister  shall  baptize 
him  in  the  presence  of  one  or  more  Elders  of  the  Church.] 

"When  the  necessary  examination  has  been  made,  and  the  proper 
instructions  and  exhortations  have  been  given,  the  Minister,  or  Elder, 
shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Be  fully  persuaded  that  Al- 
mighty God  is  the  Lord  of  life  and  of  death,  and  that 
all  His  creatures  are  so  in  His  hands,  that  without 
His  will  they  cannot  so  much  as  move.  Wherefore, 
know  certainly  that  this  is  God's  visitation,  coming 
not  by  chance,  but  by  His  fatherly  hand.  Know 
also  that  He  will  make  whatever  afflictions  He  sends 
upon  us  in  this  vale  of  tears,  if  they  be  received  in 

247 


248  VISITATION   OF    THE    SICK. 

the  right  spirit,  and  used  in  the  right  way,  turn  out 
to  our  advantage :  for  He  is  able  to  do  it,  being  Al- 
mighty  God,  and  willing  also,  being  a  faithful  Father. 

That  your  present  afflictions  may  be  sanctified  to 
you,  humble  yourself  with  continual  repentance  for 
all  your  sins  under  the  mighty  hand  of  God. 
Acknowledge  His  faithfulness  and  love,  and  endeavor 
to  bear  your  sickness  with  true  Christian  patience, 
trusting  in  His  mercy  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 
Resign  yourself  wholly  to  His  will,  while  you  look 
and  wait  for  His  salvation,  either  in  your  restoration 
to  health,  or  in  your  translation  to  the  joys  of  heaven. 

That  you  may  be  further  instructed  in  regard  to 
God's  will  concerning  you  in  this  your  sickness,  and  re- 
ceive such  encouragement  and  consolation  as  you 
need,  listen  to  those  things  which  are  written  for  our 
learning,  that  we,  through  patience  and  comfort  of 
the  Scriptures,  might  have  hope. 

Here  shall  be  read  or  repeated  some  suitable  portions  of  Holy 
Scripture.     The  following  are  given  for  direction  and  help. 


Affliction  cometli  not  forth  of  the  dust,  neither  doth,  trouble 
spring  out  of  the  ground. 

Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God  correcteth:  therefore 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of  the  Almighty:  for  He 
maketh  sore,  and  bindeth  up:  He  woundeth,  and  His  hands 
make  whole.  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles :  yea,  in 
seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee.     , 

Behold,  I  have  refined  thee,  but  not  with  silver ;  I  have 
chosen  thee  in  the  furnace  of  affliction. 

I  will  bring  them  through  the  fire,  and  will  refine  them  as 
silver  is  refined,  and  will  try  them  as  gold  is  tried : 
they  shall  call  on  My  name,  and  I  will  hear  them:  I  will 
say,  It  is  My  people :  and  they  shall  say,  The  Lord  is  my 
God. 


VISITATION   OF   THE    SICK.  249 

Ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation  which  speaketh  unto  you 
as  unto  children,  My  son,  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of 
the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked  of  Him:  for  whom 
the  Lord  loveth  He  chasteneth,  and  scourgeth  every  son 
whom  He  receiveth.  If  ye  endure  chastening,  God  dealeth 
with  you  as  with  sons;  for  what  son  is  he  whom  the  father 
chasteneth  not  ?  But  if  ye  be  without  chastisement,  whereof 
all  are  partakers,  then  are  ye  bastards,  and  not  sons.  Fur- 
thermore, we  have  had  fathers  of  our  flesh  which  corrected 
us,  and  we  gave  them  reverence :  shall  we  not  much  rather 
be  in  subjection  unto  the  Father  of  spirits  and  live?  For 
they  verily  for  a  few  days  chastened  us  after  their  own  plea- 
sure; but  He  for  our  profit,  that  we  might  be  partakers  of 
His  holiness.  Now  no  chastening  for  the  present  seemeth  to 
be  joyous,  but  grievous:  nevertheless,  afterward  it  yieldeth. 
the  peaceable  fruit  of  righteousness  unto  them  which  are 
exercised  thereby.  Wherefore  lift  up  the  hands  which  hang 
down,  and  the  feeble  knees. 

For  I  reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are 
not  worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  re- 
vealed in  us. 

II. 

Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray:  but  now  have  I  kept 
Thy  word.  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good ;  teach  me  Thy 
statutes.  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted;  that 
I  might  learn  Thy  statutes.  I  know,  0  Lord,  that  Thy 
judgments  are  right,  and  that  Thou  in  faithfulness  hast  afflict- 
ed me.  Let,  I  pray  Thee,  Thy  merciful  kindness  be  for  my 
comfort,  according  to  Thy  word  unto  Thy  servant.  Let  Thy 
tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  I  may  live:  for  Thy  law 
is  my  delight. 

We  glory  in  tribulations  also ;  knowing  that  tribulation 
worketh  patience;  and  patience,  experience;  and  experience, 
hope:  and  hope  maketh  not  ashamed;  because  the  love  of 
God  is  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy  Ghost  which 
is  given  unto  us. 

We  are  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we  should  not  be  con- 
demned with  the  world. 

For  which  cause  we  faint  not;  but  though  our  outward 
man  perish,  yet  the  inward  man  is  renewed  day  by  day. 


250  VISITATION   OF    THE    SICK. 

For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but  for  a  moment,  wdrketh 
for  us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eternal  weight  of  glory; 
while  we  look  not  at  the  things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the 
things  which  are  not  seen;  for  the  things  which  are  seen  are 
temporal;  but  the  things  which  are  not  seen  are  eternal. 


III. 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd;  I  shall  not  want.  He  maketh 
me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures :  He  leadeth  me  beside  the 
still  waters.  He  restoreth  my  soul:  He  leadeth  me  in  the 
paths  of  righteousness  for  His  name's  sake.  Yea,  though  I 
walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear 
no  evil:  for  Thou  art  with  me;  Thy  rod  and  Thy  staff  they 
comfort  me.  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  pre- 
sence of  mine  enemies:  Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil; 
my  cup  runneth  over.  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  fol- 
low me  all  the  days  of  my  life :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  forever. 

For  we  know  that  if  our  earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle 
were  dissolved,  we  have  a  building  of  God,  an  house  not 
made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens.  For  in  this  we 
groan,  earnestly  desiring  to  be  clothed  upon  with  our  house 
which  is  from  heaven:  if  so  be  that  being  clothed  we  shall 
not  be  found  naked.  For  we  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do 
groan,  being  burdened:  not  for  that  we  would  be  unclothed, 
but  clothed  upon,  that  mortality  might  be  swallowed  up  of 
life.  Now  He  that  hath  wrought  us  for  the  self-same  thing 
is  God,  who  also  hath  given  unto  us  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit. 
Therefore  we  are  always  confident,  knowing  that,  whilst  we 
are  at  home  in  the  body,  we  are  absent  from  the  Lord:  (for 
wTe  walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight:)  we  are  confident,  1  say,  and 
willing  rather  to  be  absent  from  the  body,  and  to  be  present 
with  the  Lord.  Wherefore  we  labor,  that,  whether  present  or 
absent,  we  may  be  accepted  of  Him. 


IV. 

For  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain.  What  I  shall 
choose  I  wot  not.  For  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt  two,  having 
a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  be  with  Christ;  which  is  far  better. 


VISITATION   OF   THE    SICK.  2-jl 

For  I  am  now  ready  to  be  offered,  and  the  time  of  my  de- 
parture is  at  hand.  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished 
rny  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith:  henceforth  there  is  laid 
up  for  me  a  crown  of  righteousness,  -which  the  Lord,  the 
righteous  Judge,  shall  give  me  at  that  day:  and  not  to  me 
only,  but  unto  all  them  also  that  love  His  appearing.  And 
the  Lord  shall  deliver  me  from  every  evil  work,  and  will  pre- 
serve me  unto  His  heavenly  kingdom:  to  whom  be  glory  for 
ewr  and  ever.     Amen. 

V. 

Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  Thou  wilt  revive 
me. 

0  God,  who  is  like  unto  Thee !  Thou,  which  hast  showed 
me  great  and  sore  troubles,  shalt  quicken  me  again,  and  shalt 
bring  me  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 

For  His  anger  endureth  but  a  moment;  in  His  favor  is 
life:  weeping  may  endure  for  a  night,  but  joy  cometh  in  the 
morning. 

For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  forever:  but  though  He 
cause  grief,  yet  will  He  have  compassion  according  to  the 
multitude  of  His  mercies.  For  He  doth  not  afflict  willingly, 
nor  grieve  the  children  of  men. 

For  a  small  moment  have  I  forsaken  Thee;  but  with  great 
mercies  will  I  gather  thee.  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
from  thee  for  a  moment;  but  with  everlasting  kindness  will 
I  have  mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy  Redeemer.  For 
the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be  removed;  but 
my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from  thee,  neither  shall  the 
covenant  of  my  peace  be  removed,  saith  the  Lord  that  hath 
mercy  on  thee. 

Then  the  Minister,  or  Elder,  shall  pray  with  and  for  the  sick  person, 
slowly  and  distinctly  rehearsing,  in  the  first  place,  the  Apostles'  Creed, 
using  afterward  one  or  other  of  the  following  prayers,  as  the  case  may 
require,  and  closing  with  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

■<  A  General  Prayer  for  the  Sir!.-. 

0  Lord  God,  in  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every 
living  thing,  and  the  breath  of  all  mankind ;  regard 
with  tender  compassion  this  Thy  servant,  whom  it 


252  VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK. 

hath  pleased  Thee  to  visit  with  bodily  affliction  and 
disease.  Be  graciously  near  to  him  in  the  hour  of 
his  need.  Grant  unto  him,  we  beseech  Thee,  true  re- 
pentance for  all  his  sins,  a  firm  and  steady  trust  in 
the  merits  of  Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  and  grace  to  be 
in  perfect  charity  with  all  men.  Enable  him  to  cast 
all  his  cares  on  Thee,  and  to  yield  himself  with  child- 
like submission  to  Thy  righteous  will. 

God  of  all  power  and  grace,  bless,  we  entreat 
Thee,  the  means  used  for  his  recovery,  rebuke  the 
violence  of  disease,  and  raise  him  up  from  his  bed  of 
pain,  that  being  delivered  by  Thy  compassion  he  may 
walk  before  Thee  in  newness  of  life.  But  if,  0  most 
wise  and  merciful  Father,  this  sickness  should  be 
unto  death,  grant  him,  we  humbly  implore  Thee,  a 
comfortable  release  from  all  his  sufferings.  Let  the 
arms  of  Thine  everlasting  love  be  around  him,  and, 
when  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail,  be  Thou  the  strength 
of  his  heart  and  his  portion  for  evermore :  through 
the  mediation  and  merits  of  Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christy 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  a  Sick  Person  not  prepared  for  Death. 

Most  merciful  Saviour,  who,  when  hanging  on  the 
cross,  didst  grant  repentance  and  faith  to  the  dying 
thief,  and  hast  assured  us  in  Thy  holy  word,  that 
Thou  desirest  not  the  death  of  the  sinner,  but  that 
whosoever  cometh  unto  Thee  Thou  wilt  in  no  wise 
cast  him^out ;  look  down,  Ave  beseech  Thee,  in  tender 
compassion  upon  him,  who  now  looks  up  to  Thee 
from  his  bed  of  suffering  and  distress.     Lamb  of  God, 


VISITATION     OF    THE    SICK.  253 

that  takesl  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy 
upon  lit  in.  Hear  his  prayer  and  wash  him  from  his 
sins  in  Tin'  most  precious  blood.  Give  him  strength 
against  all  h ia .temptations  and  heal  the  maladies  of 
his  soul.  Break  not  the  bruised  reed,  nor  quench 
the  smoking  flax.  Shut  not  up  Thy  tender  mercies 
in  displeasure;  but  make  him  to  hear  of  joy  and 
gladness,  that  the  bones  which  Thou  hast  broken 
may  rejoice.  Deliver  him  from  fear  of  the  Enemy, 
and  lift  up  the  light  of  Thy  countenance  upon  him, 
and  give  him  peace. 

Hear  us,  merciful  Saviour,  who,  with  the  Father 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  livest  and  reignest,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  a  Sich  Child. 

0  almighty  God  and  merciful  Father,  to  whom  alone 
belong  the  issues  of  life  and  death;  look  down  from 
heaven,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  with  the  eyes  of 
mercy  upon  this  child,  now  lying  upon  the  bed  of 
sickness.  Visit  him,  0  Lord,  with  Thy  salvation, 
deliver  him  in  Thy  good  appointed  time  from  Ms 
bodily  pain,  and  save  his  soul  for  Thy  mercies'  sake; 
that  if  it  shall  be  Thy  pleasure  to  prolong  his  days 
here  on  earth,  he  may  live  to  Thee,  and  be  an  instru- 
ment of  Thy  glory,  by  serving  Thee  faithfully,  and 
doing  good  in  his  generation;  or  else  receive  him  into 
those  heavenly  habitations,  where  the  souls  of  those 
who  sleep  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  enjoy  perpetual  rest  and 
felicity.  Grant  this,  0  Lord,  for  Thy  mercies'  sake, 
in  the  name  of  Thy  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

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254  VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK. 

Prayer  for  a  Departing  Soul. 

Almighty  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of 
just  men  made  perfect,  we  humbly  commend  our 
departing  brother,  into  Thy  hands,  as  into  the  hands 
of  a  faithful  Creator  and  most  merciful  Saviour ;  De- 
seeching  Thee  that  his  soul  may  be  precious  in  Thy 
sight.  Wash  him,  we  pray  Thee,  in  the  blood  of 
that  immaculate  Lamb  that  was  slain  to  take  away 
the  sins  of  the  world;  that  whatsoever  defilements 
he  may  have  contracted  in  the  midst  of  this  miser- 
able and  wicked  world,  through  the  lusts  of  the  flesh 
or  the  wiles  of  Satan,  being  purged  and  done  away, 
he  may  be  presented  pure  and  without  spot  before 
Thee.  Vouchsafe  to  Mm  a  quiet  passage,  and  guide 
him  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death. 
Place  him  in  the  habitations  of  light  and  peace,  in 
the  company  of  Thy  saints  and  faithful  people  who 
are  gone  before;  and  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just 
do  Thou  make  him  partaker  of  the  heavenly  inheri- 
tance; there  to  reign  with  Thy  holy  apostles,  with 
the  goodly  company  of  prophets  and  martyrs,  and 
with  all  Thy  saints,  in  glory  and  blessedness,  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

A  Litany  for  tJie  Dying. 

0  God  the  Father  in  heaven;  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

0  God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world;    have 
mercy  upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 


VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK.  255 

0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter;  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  as. 

Remember  not,  Lord,  our  offences,  nor  the  offences 
of  our  forefathers.     Spare  us,  good  Lord;   spare  Thy 

servant  before  Thee,  whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with 
Thy  precious  blood. 
Spare  him,  good  Lord. 

From  all  evil  and  harm;  from  the  power  of  sin, 
and  the  snares  of  the  devil;  from  Thy  wrath,  and 
from  everlasting  damnation; 

Good  Lord,  deliver  him. 

By  the  mystery  of  Thy  holy  incarnation;  by 
Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat;  by  Thy  cross  and 
passion;  by  Thy  precious  death  and  burial;  by  Thy 
glorious  resurrection  and  ascension;  and  by  the  com- 
ing  of  the  Holy  Ghost:  in  the  hour  of  death  and  in 
the  day  of  judgment; 

Good  Lord,  deliver  him. 

We  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 
Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  uphold  him  with  Thy 
free  Spirit;  to  grant  Am  true  repentance;  to  forgive 
him  all  his  sins;  to  strengthen  and  confirm  him  in 
Thy  grace;   and  to  beat  down  Satan  under  his  feet. 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

0  Son  of  God,  Redeemer  of  the  world; 
Hear  us. 


256  VISITATION   OF   THE    SICK. 

0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world; 
Have  mercy  upon  him. 

0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world ; 

Grant  him  Thy  peace. 

0  Lord  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  hast  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  but  that  the 
wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live,  we  heartily  be- 
seech Thee  to  regard  this  sick  person  with  an  eye  of 
compassion;  suffer  him  not  to  be  overwhelmed  by 
auy  pains  of  body,  or  any  anguish  of  soul;  but  grant 
unto  1dm  in  this  world  Thy  pardon  and  peace,  and  in 
the  world  to  come  life  everlasting;  through  the 
abounding  merits  and  the  glorious  mediation  of  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


COMMUNION   OF  THE.  SICK. 


[If  any  member  of  the  Church,  through  sickness  or  infirmity,  be  not 
able  to  come  to  the  house  of  God,  and  yet  is  anxious  to  receive  the 
Communion,  it  may  be  administered  to  him  privately;  in  which  case, 
timely  notice  thereof  must  be  given  to  the  Minister.  One  other  person 
at  least  should  commune  with  the  sick  ;  and  one  or  more  of  the  Elders 
ought  to  be  present. 

Tlie  Sacrament  may  also  be  administered  to  sick  persons  who  have 
nor  been  communicants,  provided  they  have  proper  views  of  its  nature, 
lispositions  of  heart,  and  are  first  baptized  and  confirmed.] 

The  elements  having  been  placed  upon  a  decently  covered  table,  the 
Minister  shall  eay: 

G  race  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


Dearly  Beloved  ix  the  Lord:  Forasmuch  as  in 
the  providence  of  God,  you,  are  deprived  of  the  privi- 
lege of  receiving  the  Holy  Communion  in  the  church, 
and  your  heart  nevertheless  longs  for  the  enjoyment 
of  this  blessing  and  grace,  be  encouraged  and  com- 
forted by  the  words  of  tlte  Lord  Jesus:  Where  two 
or  three  are  gathered  together  in  My  name,  there  am 
I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

That  you  may  rot  partake  unworthily  of  this  holy 
Sacrament,  consider  well,  and  lay  rightly  to  heart, 

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258  COMMUNION  OF  THE  SICK. 

the  exhortation  and  warning  of  the  Apostle  Paul: 
Let  a  man  examine  himself,  and  so  let  him  eat  of 
that  Bread  and  drink  of  that  Cup.  For  he  that  eat- 
eth  and  drinketh  unworthily,  eateth  and  drinketh 
damnation  to  himself,  not  discerning  the  Lord's  body. 

Hear  also  how  'St.  John  encourages  those  who  are 
truly  penitent,  saying :  If  we  confess  our  sins,  He  is 
faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse 
us  from  all  unrighteousness. 

And  again  it  is  written:  If  thou  shalt  confess  with 
thy  mouth  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in  thy 
heart  that  God  hath  raised  Him  from  the  dead,  thou 
shalt  be  saved.  For  with  the  heart  man  believeth 
unto  righteousness,  and  with  the  mouth  confession  is 
made  unto  salvation. 

Then  the  Minister  and  all  present  shall  kneel,  and  repeat  the  follow- 
ing Confession. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  dost  ad- 
mit Thy  people  unto  such  wonderful' commuuion,  that 
partaking  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  dear  Son, 
they  should  dwell  in  Him,  and  He  in  them;  we  un- 
worthy sinners,  approaching  to  Thy  presence,  and 
beholding  Thy  glory,  do  abhor  ourselves,  and  repent 
in  dust  and  ashes.  We  have  sinned,  we  have  sinned, 
we  have  grievously  sinned  against  Thee,  in  thought, 
in  word,  and  in  deed,  provoking  most  justly  Thy 
wrath  and  indignation  against  us.  The  remembrance 
of  our  transgressions  and  shortcomings  fills  us  with 
sorrow  and  shame.  Yet  now,  0  most  merciful  Father, 
have  mercy  upon  us;  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ, 


COMMUNION  OF  THE  SICK.  259 

forgive  us  all  our  sins;  purify  us,  by  the  inspiration 
of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  from  all  inward  uncleanness ; 
enable  us  heartily  to  forgive  others,  as  we  beseech 
Thee  to  forgive  us;  and  grant  that  we  may  ever  here- 
after serve  and  please  Thee  in  newness  of  life;  to  the 
honor  and  glory  of  Thy  name,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  rise,  and  pronounce  to  those  assembled,  still 
kneeling,  the  following  Declaration  of  Pardon. 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comforting  assurance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  promised  in  the  Gospel  to  all  that  re- 
pent and  believe:  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I 
have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  but  that 
the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live.  God  so  loved 
the  world,  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son,  that 
whosoever  believeth  in  Him  should  not  perish,  but 
have  everlasting  life. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  brethren, 
as  truly  repent  of  your  sins,  and  believe  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  with  full  purpose  of  new  obedience,  I 
announce  and  declare,  by  the  authority  and  in  the 
name  of  Christ,  that  your  sins  are  forgiven  in  heaven, 
according  to  His  promise  in  the  Gospel,  through  the 
perfect  merit  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then,  all  standing,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Now  join  with  us,  whilst  we,  as  many  as  are  here 
present,  make  confession  of  our  holy  catholic  faith. 


260  COMMUNION  OF  THE  SICK. 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son 
our  Lord;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
born  of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius 
Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead  and  buried;  He  de- 
scended into  hades;  the  third  day  he  rose  from  the 
dead;  He  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the 
right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty;  from 
thence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the 
dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church;  the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  of 
sins;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

M.  Let  us  pray. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.    Amen. 

Here,  if  desirable,  a  hymn  or  psalm  may  be  sung. 

If  the  elements  have  already  been  consecrated  in  the  Church,  the 
Minister  shall  proceed  thus  : 

The  Lord  Jesus,  the  same  night  in  which  He  was 
betrayed,  took  bread;  and  when  He  had  given  thanks, 


COMMUNION   OF   THE    SICK.  261 

He  brake  it,  and  said,  Take,  eat,  this  is  My  Body 
which  is  broken  for  you;  this  do  in  remembrance  of 
Me. 

After  the  same  manner  also,  He  took  the  cup,  when 
He  had  supped,  saying,  This  cup  is  the  New  Testa- 
ment in  My  Blood;  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it, 
in  remembrance  of  Me. 


[If  the  elements  have  not  been  consecrated  in  the  Church,  the  Min- 
ister shall  consecrate  in  manner  and  form  as  follows: 

The  Lord  Jesus,  the  same  night  in  which  he  was 

BETRAYED  [here  he  shall  take  some  of  the  bread  into  his  hands] 
TOOK  BREAD;  AND  WHEN  He  HAD  GIVEN  THANKS,  He 
BRAKE     IT    [here  he  shall  break  the  bread]      AND     SAID,    TAKE, 

eat;  this  is  My  Body,  which  is  broken  for  you;  this 

DO  IN  REMEBERANCE  OF  Me. 

AFTER  THE  SAME  MANNER  ALSO  [here  he  shall  take  the  cup 
into  his  hands]     He  TOOK  THE  CUP,  WHEN  He    HAD    SUPPED, 

saying,  This  cup  is  the  New  Testament  in  My 
Blood;  Tnis  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  Me. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  send  down,  we 
beseech  Thee,  the  powerful  benediction  of  Thy  Holy 
Spirit  upon  these  elements  of  bread  and  wine,  that  being 
set  apart  now  from  a  common  to  a  sacred  and  mysti- 
cal use,  they  may  exhibit  and  represent  to  us  with 
true  effect  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son,  Jesus 
Christ;  so  that  in  the  use  of  them  we  may  be  made, 


262  THE   COMMUNION   OF   THE    SICK. 

through  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  to  partake 
really  and  truly  of  His  blessed  life,  whereby  only  we 
can  be  saved  from  death,  and  raised  to  immortality 
at  the  last  day.     Amen."] 


In  administering  the  elements,  the  Minister  shall  give  first  to  those 
who  communicate  with  the  sick,  and  then  to  the  sick  person. 

Giving  the  bread,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

The  bread  which  we  break,  is  the  Communion  of 
the  Body  of  Christ. 

Giving  the  cup,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  the  Com- 
munion of  the  Blood  of  Christ. 

When  all  have  communed,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  we  give  Thee  most 
hearty  thanks  for  the  great  goodness  Thou  hast  shown 
toward  us  at  this  time,  in  vouchsafing  to  feed  us, 
through  these  holy  mysteries,  with  the  spiritual  food 
of  the  most  precious  body  and  blood  of  Thy  Son,  our 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ;  assuring  us  thereby,  that  we 
are  very  members  incorporate  in  the  mystical  body 
of  Thy  Son,  and  heirs  through  hope  of  Thine  ever- 
lasting kingdom,  by  the  merits  of  His  most  blessed 
death  and  passion.  And  we  most  humbly  beseech 
Thee,  0  heavenly  Father,  so  to  assist  us  with  Thy 
grace,  that  we  may  continue  in  that  holy  fellowship, 


THE   COMMUNION   OF   THE    SICK.  263 

and  do  all  such  good  works  as  Thou  hast  prepared 
for  us  to  walk  in;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  close  the  service  with  this  Benediction: 

The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds  in  the  knowledge  and 
love  of  God,  and  of  His  Son  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord; 
and  the  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  amongst  you,  and  re- 
main with  you  always.     Amen. 


THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 


THE  BURIAL  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  OHORCH. 


The  Minister,  going  before  the  corpse,  on  entering  the  church  and 
passing  slowly  along  the  aisle  or,  if  there  be  no  service  in  the  church, 
on  entering  the  graveyard,  shall  solemnly  say: 

I  AM  the  resurrection  and  the  life,  saith  the  Lord; 
he  that  believeth  in  Me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet 
shall  he  live:  and  whosoever  liveth  and  believeth  in 
Me,  shall  never  die. 

None  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and  no  man  dieth  to 
himself;  for  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the  Lord, 
and  whether  we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord :  whether 
we  live  therefore  or  die,  we  are  the  Lord's :  for  to  this 
end  Christ  both  died  and  rose,  and  revived,  that  He 
might  be  Lord  both  of  the  dead  and  living. 

And  now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become 
the  first  fruits  of  them  that  slept. 

0  death,  where  is  thy  sting?  0  grave,  where  is 
thy  victory?  Thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth  us 
the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ!     Amen. 

[If  the  service  be  not  held  in  the  church,  the  following  office  as  far 
as  to  the  rubric  directing  the  funeral  to  proceed  to  the  grave,  shall  be 
omitted.] 

264 


BURIAL   OF    MEMBERS    OF   THE    CHURCH.  265 

Thou,  the  Minister  having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar,  ami  all  stand- 
ing, the  Ninetieth  Psalm  shall  be  chanted,  or  said,  as  follows: 

Minister,  Lord,  Thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place 
in  all  generations. 

Congregation,  Before  the  mountains  were  brought 
forth,  or  ever  Thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the 
world,  even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  Thou 
art  God. 

M.  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction;  and  sayest, 
Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

C  For  a  thousand  years  in  Thy  sight  are  but  as 
yesterday  when  it  is  past,  and  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

31.  Thou  earnest  them  away  as  with  a  flood;  they 
are  as  a  sleep:  in  the  morning  they  are  like  grass 
which  groweth  up. 

C.  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up; 
in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

31.  For  we  are  consumed  by  Thine  anger,  and 
by  Thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

C.  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  Thee,  our 
secret  sins  in  the  light  of  Thy  countenance. 

31.  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  Thy  wrath : 
we  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

C.  The  days  of  our  years  are  three  score  years  and 
ten;  and  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  four  score 
years,  yet  is  their  strength  labor  and  sorrow;  for  it  is 
soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

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266  BURIAL   OF   THE    DEAD. 

31.  "Who  knoweth  the  power  of  Thine  anger?  even 
according  to  Thy  fear,  so  is  Thy  wrath. 

C.  So  teach  ns  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may 
apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

Here  the  following  Lesson  (1  Cor.  xv.  20-58,)  shall  be  read. 

Now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become  the  first- 
fruits  of  them  that  slept.  For  since  by  man  came  death,  by 
man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead.  For  as  in  Adam 
all  die,  even  so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive.  But  every 
man  in  his  own  order :  Christ  the  first-fruits ;  afterward 
they  that  are  Christ's  at  his  coming.  Then  cometh  the 
end,  when  he  shall  have  delivered  up  the  kingdom  to  God, 
even  the  Father;  when  he  shall  have  put  down  all  rule  and 
all  authority  and  power.  For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath 
put  all  enemies  under  his  feet.  The  last  enemy  that  shall 
be  destroyed  is  death.  For  he  hath  put  all  things  under 
his  feet.  But  when  he  saith,  All  things  are  put  under  him, 
it  is  manifest  that  he  is  excepted,  which  did  put  all  things 
under  him.  And  when  all  tilings  shall  be  subdued  unto 
him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  himself  be  subject  unto  him 
that  put  all  things  under  him,  that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

Else  what  shall  they  do  which  are  baptized  for  the  dead, 
if  the  dead  rise  not  at  all?  Why  are  they  then  baptized  for 
the  dead? 

And  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every  hour?  I  protest  by 
your  rejoicing  which  I  have  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  I  die 
daily.  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I  have  fought  with  beasts 
at  Ephesus,  what  advantageth  it  me,  if  the  dead  rise  not?  let 
us  eat  and  drink;  for  to-morrow  we  die.  Be  not  deceived: 
evil  communications  corrupt  good  manners.  Awake  to  right- 
eousness, and  sin  not;  for  some  have  not  the  knowledge  of 
God :  I  speak  this  to  your  shame. 

But  some  man  will  say,  How  are  the  dead  raised  up?  and 


BURIAL  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHURCH.     267 

-with  what  body  do  fch  Thou  fool,  that  which  thou 

Bowest  is  not  quickened,  except  it  die:  and  that  which  thou 
Bowest,  thou  sowest  not  that  body  that  shall  be,  but  bare  grain, 
it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some  other  grain  r  but  God  giveth 
it  a  body  as  it  hath  pleased  him,  and  to  every  seed  his  own 
body.  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh:  but  there  is  one  kind 
of  flesh  of  men,  another  flesh  of  beasts,  another  of  fishes,  and 
another  of  birds.  There  are  also  celestial  bodies,  and  bodies 
terrestrial :  but  the  glory  of  the  celestial  is  one,  and  the  glory 
of  the  terrestrial  is  another.  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun, 
and  another  glory  of  the  moon,  and  another  glory  of  the  stars : 
for  one  star  differeth  from  another  star  in  glory.  So  also  is 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corruption;  it  is 
raised  in  incorruption:  it  is  sown  in  dishonor;  it  is  raised  in 
glory:  it  is  sown  in  weakness;  it  is  raised  in  power:  it  is 
sown  a  natural  body;  it  is  raised  a  spiritual  body.  There  is 
a  natural  body,  and  there  is  a  spiritual  body.  And  so  it  is 
written,  The  first  man  Adam  was  made  a  living  soul;  the 
last  Adam  was  made  a  quickening  spirit.  Howbeit  that  was 
not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which  is  natural;  and 
afterward  that  which  is  spiritual.  The  first  man  is  of  the 
earth,  earthy:  the  second  man  is  the  Lord  from  heaven.  As 
is  the  earthy,  such  arc  they  also  that  are  earthy:  and  as  is  the 
heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenly.  And  as  we 
have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the 
image  of  the  heavenly.  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh 
and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God;  neither  doth 
corruption  inherit  incorruption. 

Behold,  I  show  you  a  mystery;  we  shall  not  all  sleep,  but 
we  shall  all  be  changed,  in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an 
.  at  the  last  trump:  for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the 
dead  shall  be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed. 
For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mor- 
tal must  put  on  immortal i 

So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incorruption, 


268  BURIAL   OF    THE   DEAD. 

and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality,  then  shall  be 
brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written,  Death  is  swallowed 
up  in  victory.  0  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ?  0  grave,  where 
is  thy  victory  ?  The  sting  of  death  is  sin ;  and  the  strength  of 
sin  is  the  law.  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth  us  the 
victory,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Therefore,  my  be- 
loved brethren,  be  ye  steadfast,  unmoveable,  always  abound- 
ing in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your 
labor  is  not  in  vain  in  the  Lord. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of 
those  who  depart  hence  in  the  Lord,  and  with  whom 
the  souls  of  the  faithful,  after  they  are  delivered  from 
the  burden  of  the  flesh,  are  in  joy  and  felicity;  we 
give  Thee  hearty  thanks  for  the  good  examples  of  all 
those  Thy  servants,  who,  having  finished  their  course 
in  faith,  do  now  rest  from  their  labors.  And  we  be- 
seech Thee,  that  we,  with  all  those  who  are  de- 
parted in  the  true  faith  of  Thy  holy  name,  may  have 
our  perfect  consummation  and  bliss,  both  in  body  and 
soul,  in  Thy  eternal  and  everlasting  glory;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

0  thou  ever-blessed  Mediator,  who  wast  dead,  but 
livest  forever,  of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven 
and  earth  is  named,  and  who  hast  knit  all  Thy  saints 
in  one  communion  unto  life  eternal,  in  that  mystical 
body  of  which  Thou  art  the  glorious  and  ever-living 
Head;  grant  us  grace  so  to  follow  Thy  blessed  saints, 
who  have  gone  before  us,  in  the  faith  and  fellowship 


BURIAL  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHURCH.      269 

of  Thy  holy  Church,  that  we  may  come  to  those  un- 
speakable joys,  which  Thou  hast  prepared  for  all  that 
Love  Thee,  from  the  foundation  of  the  world.     Amen. 

0  Holy  and  ever-blessed  Spirit,  who  art  one  with 
the  Father  and  the  Son,  and  who  dwellest  in  all  Thy 
saints,  to  comfort  and  quicken  them;  comfort  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  in  the  prospect  of  death,  with  the  hope 
of  the  resurrection  of  the  just,  and  abide  in  us,  that 
these  mortal  bodies  may  be  quickened,  and  fashioned 
like  unto  our  Saviour's  glorious  body,  according  to 
the  working  whereby  lie  is  able  even  to  subdue  all 
things  unto  Himself.     Amen. 

0  Holy  and  adorable  Trinity,  Father,  Son,  and 
Holy  Ghost,  Creator,  Redeemer,  and  Sanctifier  of  our 
bodies  and  souls,  we  humbly  confess  our  sins,  and  ac- 
knowledge them  as  the  cause  of  our  misery  and 
death;  and  that,  on  account  of  our  sins,  Thou  art 
justly  displeased.  Yet,  through  infinite  mercy  in 
Jesus  Christ,  we  implore  Thee,  blot  out  our  trans- 
gressions, wash  us  from  our  iniquity,  and  cleanse  us 
from  our  sin.  0  Lord  God  most  holy,  0  Lord  most 
mighty,  0  holy  and  most  merciful  Saviour,  deliver 
us  not  into  the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death.     Amen. 

Thou  knowest,  Lord,  the  secrets  of  our  hearts: 
shut  not  Thy  merciful  ears  to  our  prayer;  but  spare 
us.  Lord  most  holy,  0  God  most  mighty,  0  holy  and 
merciful  Saviour,  Thou  most  worthy  Judge  eternal, 
sutler  us  not,  at  our  last  hour,  for  any  pains  of  death, 
to  fall  from  Thee.     But  keep  us  in  everlasting  fel 

23* 


270  BURIAL   OF   TIIE    DEAD. 

lowship  with  the  Church  triumphant,  and  let  us  rest 
together  in  Thy  presence  from  our  labors;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 

Here  may  follow  a  short  Sermon  or  Exhortation;  after  which  the 
Minister  shall  say: 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  the  consolation 
of  the  sorrowful,  and  the  support  of  the  weary,  who 
dost  not  willingly  grieve  or  afilict  the  children  of 
men ;  look  down  in  tender  love  and  pity,  we  beseech 
Thee,  upon  Thy  servants,  the  bereaved  household, 
whose  joy  is  turned  into  mourning;  and  according  to 
the  multitude  of  Thy  mercies  be  pleased  to  uphold, 
strengthen,  and  comfort  them,  that  they  may  not 
faint  under  Thy  fatherly  chastening,  but  find  in  Thee 
their  strength  and  refuge;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory  for  ever.     Amen. 

After  which  the  funeral  shall  proceed  to  the  grave. 


BURIAL  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHURCH.     271 

At  the  grave,  when  the  coffin  lias  been  let  down,  the  Minister  shall 
6ay : 

Iii  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  He  shall 
stand  at  the  latter  day  upon  the  earth:  and  though 
after  my  skin  worms  destroy  this  body,  yet  in  my 
flesh  shall  I  see  God;  whom  I  shall  see  for  myself,  and 
mine  eves  shall  behold,  and  not  another. 

I  would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  con- 
cerning them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not, 
even  as  others  which  have  no  hope.  For  if  we  be- 
lieve that  Jesus  died  and  rose- again,  even  so  them 
also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  Him. 

The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away; 
blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  who  by  the  death  of  Thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ  hast  destroyed  death;  by  His  rest  in  the  tomb 
hast  sanctified  the  graves  of  the  saints;  and  by  His 
glorious  resurrection  hast  brought  life  and  immortality 
to  light,  so  that  all  who  die  in  Him  abide  in  hope  as  to 
their  bodies,  and  in  joy  as  to  their  souls;  receive,  we 
beseech  Thee,  our  unfeigned  thanks  for  that  victory 
over  death  and  the  grave  which  He  has  obtained  for 
us  and  for  all  who  sleep  in  Him;  and  keep  us  who 
are  still  in  the  body,  in  Everlasting  fellowship  with 
all  that  wait  for  Thee  on  earth,  and  with  all  that  are 
around  Thee  in  heaven,  in  union  with  Him  who  is 
the  Resurrection  and  the  Life:  who  liveth  and  reign- 


272  BURIAL   OF    THE    DEAD. 

.eth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

Forasmuch  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in 
His  wise  providence,  to  take  out  of  this  world  the 
soul  of  our  deceased  brother,  we  therefore  commit  his 
body  to  the  ground;  earth  to  earth,  ashes  to  ashes, 
dust  to  dust:  looking  for  the  general  resurrection  in 
the  last  day,  and  the  life  of  the  world  to  come; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying  unto  me, 
Write,  Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord 
from  henceforth :  }~ea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labors;  and  their  works  do  follow 
them. 

Let  us  pray. 

31.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

31>  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Christ,  hear  us. 

31.   Lord  God,  the  Son,  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father, 
Saviour  of  the  world; 
C.  Be  gracious  unto  us. 

31.  By  Thy  human  birth;  by  Thy  prayers  and 
tears;  by  all  the  troubles  of  Thy  life;  by  the  grief 
and  anguish  of  Thy  soul;  by  Thine  agony  and  bloody 
sweat;  by  Thy  bonds  and  scourgings;  by  Thy  crown 
of  thorns;  by  Thine  ignominious  crucifixion;  by  Thy 


BURIAL  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHURCH.     273 

sacred  wounds  and  precious  blood;  by  Thine  atoning 
death;  by  Thy  rest  in  the  grave;  by  Thy  glorious 
resurrection   and   ascension;    by  Thy  sitting   at  the 
right  hand  of  God;  by  Tlry  power  to  save; 
C.  Hear  us,  and  save  us,  Lord  Jesus. 

JI.  0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of 
the  world; 

C.  Have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 
Amen. 

After  which  the  Minister  shall  close  the  service  with  the  Apostolic 
Benediction. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  all.     Amen. 


THE  BURIAL  OF  CHILDREN, 


To  be  used  at  the  grave. 

Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few  days,  and 
full  of  trouble.  He  cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and 
is  cut  clown;  he  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and  con- 
tinueth  not. 

Jesus  saith,  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto 
Me,  and  forbid  them  not:  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  not 
receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall 
not  enter  therein. 

Weep  not,  saith  the  Lord,  the  child  is  not  dead, 
but  sleepeth.  If  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose 
again,  even  so  them  also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will 
God  bring  with  Him. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  who  by  the  death  of  Thy  Son  Je- 
sus Christ  hast  destroyed  death;  by  His  rest  in  the 
tomb  hast  sanctified  the  graves  of  the  saints;  and  by 
His  glorious  resurrection  hast  brought  life  and  im- 
mortality to  light,  so  that  all  who  die  in  Him  abide 
in  hope  as  to  their  bodies,  and  in  joy  as  to  their 
souls;  receive,  Ave  beseech  Thee,  our  unfeigned 
thanks  for  that  victory  over  death  and  the  grave 
which  He  has  obtained  for  us  and  for  all  who  sleep 
in  Him;   and  keep  us  who  are  still  in  the  body,  in 

274 


BURIAL   OF    CHILDREN".  If) 

everlasting  fellowship  with  all  that  wait  for  Thee  on 
earth,  and  with  all  that  are  around  Thee  in  heaven, 
in  union  with  Ilini  who  is  the  Resurrection  and  the 
Life:  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Arm 

Forasmuch  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in 
His  wise  providence  to  take  out  of  this  world  the 
soul  of  this  deceased  child,  Ave  therefore  commit  his 
body  to  the  ground;  earth  to  earth,  ashes  to  ashes, 
dust  to  dust :  looking  for  the  general  resurrection  in 
the  last  day,  and  the  life  of  the  world  to  come. 
Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

JI.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

JI.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Christ,  hear  us. 

JI.  Lord  God,  the  Son,  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father, 
Saviour  of  the  world; 
C.  Be  gracious  unto  us. 

JI.  By  Thy  human  birth;  by  Thy  prayers  and 
tears;  by  all  the  troubles  of  Thy  life;  by  the  grief 
and  anguish  of  Thy  soul;  by  Thine  agony  and  bloody 
sweat;  by  Thy  bonds  and  scourgings;  by  Thy  crown 
of  thorns;  by  Thine  ignominious  crucifixion;  by  Thy 
sacred  wounds  and  precious  blood;  by  Thine  atoning 


276  BURIAL   OF   CHILDREN. 

death;  by  Thy  rest  in  the  grave;  by  Thy  glorious  re- 
surrection and  ascension;  by  Thy  sitting  at  the  right 
hand  of  God;  by  Thy  power  to  save; 
C.  Hear  us,  and  save  us,  Lord  Jesus. 

M.  0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of 
the  world; 

C.  Have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 
Amen. 

After  which  the  Minister  shall  close  the  service  with  the  Apostolic 
Benediction. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  all.     Amen. 


A  BURIAL  SERVICE, 


To  be  used  at  the  grave. 

Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few  days,  and  full 
of  trouble.  He  cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is  cut 
down ;  he  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

All  flesh  is  as  grass,  and  all  the  glory  of  man  as  the 
flower  of  the  grass.  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth, 
and  groweth  up:  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down  and 
wJthereth.  We  are  strangers  before  Thee,  and  so- 
journers, as  were  all  our  fathers  :  our  days  on  earth 
are  as  a  shadow,  and  there  is  none  abiding.  For 
what  is  your  life?  It  is  even  a  vapor,  that  appear- 
etli  for  a  little  time,  and  then  vanisheth  away. 

In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death :  of  whom  may 
we  seek  for  succor,  but  of  Thee,  0  Lord,  who  for  our 
sins  art  justly  displeased? 

Yet.  0  Lord  God  most  holy,  0  Lord  most  mighty, 
0  holy  and  most  merciful  Saviour,  deliver  us  not  into 
the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death. 

Thou  knowest,  Lord,  the  secrets  of  our  hearts :  shut 
not  Thy  merciful  ears  to  our  prayers;  but  spare  us, 
Lord  most  holy.  0  God  most  mighty,  0  holy  and 
merciful  Saviour,  thou  most  worthy  Judge  eternal, 
Buffer  us  not,  at  our  last  hour,  for  any  pains  of  death 
to  fall  from  Thee. 

The  hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all  that  are  in  the 
graves  shall  hear  His  voice,  and  come  forth.  Until 
that  day  of  the  glorious  revelation  of  the  great  God 
24  277 


278  A   BURIAL    SERVICE. 

and  our  Saviour,  we  commit  this  body  to  the  ground: 
earth  to  earth;  ashes  to  ashes;  dust  to  dust.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

31.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

31.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
C.  Christ,  hear  us. 

31.  Lord  God,  the  Son,  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father, 
Saviour  of  the  world ; 
C.  Be  gracious  unto  us. 

31.  By  Thy  human  birth;  by  Thy  prayers  and 
tears;  by  all  the  troubles  of  Thy  life;  by  the  grief 
and  anguish  of  Thy  soul;  by  Thine  agony  and  bloody 
sweat;  by  Thy  bonds  and  scourging*;  by  Thy  crown 
of  thorns;  by  Thine  ignominious  crucifixion;  by  Thy 
sacred  wounds  and  precious  blood;  by  Thine  atoning 
death;  by  Thy  rest  in  the  grave;  by  Thy  glorious  re- 
surrection and  ascension;  by  Thy  sitting  at  the  right 
hand  of  God;  by  Thy  power  to  save; 

C.  Hear  us,  and  save  us,  Lord  Jesus. 

31.  0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of 
the  world; 

C.  Have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 
Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  close  the  service  with  the  Apostolic  Benediction. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  all.     Amen, 


A  SERVICE  TO  BE  USED  AT  SEA. 


The  service  shall  begin  with  the  singing  of  a  Hymn;  after  which  all 
shall  kneel,  and  repeat  the  following  Confession. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly 
Father,  we  cast  ourselves  down  before  Thee,  under 
a  deep  sense  of  our  unworthiness  and  guilt.  We 
have  grievously  sinned  against  Thee,  in  thought,  in 
word,  and  in  deed.  We  have  come  short  of  Thy 
glory.  We  have  broken  Thy  commandments,  and 
turned  aside  everyone  of  us  from  the  way  of  life; 
and  in  us  there  is  no  soundness  nor  health.  Yet 
now,  0  most  merciful  Father,  hear  us  when  we  call 
upon  Thee  with  penitent  hearts;  and  for  the  sake  of 
Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us.  Par- 
don our  sins,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace.  Take  away 
our  guilt.  Purify  us,  by  the  inspiration  of  Thy  Holy 
Spirit,  from  all  inward  uncleanness;  and  make  us 
able  and  willing  to  serve  Thee  in  newness  of  life,  to 
the  glory  of  Thy  holy  name,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  a  Lesson,  taken  from  the  "Order  of  Scripture  Readings  for  the 
Family,"  shall  be  read. 

All  standing  up,  shall  now  join  in  repeating  the  Apostles'  Creed. 

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280  A    SERVICE    TO   BE   USED   AT    SEA. 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord ;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  He  descended  into 
hades;  the  third  clay  He  rose  from  the  dead;  He  as- 
cended into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty;  from  thence  He  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church ;  the  communion  of  saints ;  the  forgiveness 
of  sins ;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life 
everlasting.     Amen. 

After  which  the  following  prayers  shall  be  used. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  Thine 
unworthy  servants,  do  give  Thee  most  humble  and 
hearty  thanks  for  all  Thy  goodness  and  loving-kind- 
ness to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We  praise  Thee  for  our 
creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of  this 
life;  but  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  love  in  the 
redemption  of  the  world  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 
for  the  means  of  grace,  and  for  the  hope  of  glory. 
And,  we  beseech  Thee,  give  us  such  due  sense  of  all 
Thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be  unfergnedly 
thankful,  and  that  we  may  show  forth  Thy  praise, 
not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives;  by  giving  up 
ourselves  to  Thy  service,  and  by  walking  before  Thee 
in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our  days;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 


A    SERVICE   TO    BE    USED   AT    SEA.  281 

Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  glory,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 


A   Morning  Prayer. 

0  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  Almighty  and  ever- 
Lasting  God.  who  hast  safely  brought  us  to  the  begin- 
ning of  this  day:  defend  us  in  the  same  with  thy 
mighty  power;  and  grant  that  this  day  we  fall  into  no 
sin,  neither  run  into  any  kind  of  danger;  but  that  all 
our  doings,  being  ordered  by  Thy  governance,  may 
be  righteous  in  Thy  sight ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


An  Evening  Prayer. 
Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  be  pleased  to  watch 
over  us  this  night,  and  to  spread  the  wings  of  Thy 
protection  about  us.  Lighten  our  darkness,  and  by 
Thy  great  mercy  deliver  us  from  all  perils  and  dan- 
gers, from  every  adverse  working  of  the  devil,  from 
idle  thoughts  and  wicked  imaginations.  Bring  us, 
we  beseech  Thee,  in  safety  to  the  morning  hours, 
that  thou  mayest  receive  our  praise  at  all  times; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


0  most  powerful  Lord  God,  King  of  kings,  and 
Lord  of  lords,  who  alone  ordainest  the  powers  that 
be;  take  under  Thy  most  gracious  government  and 
guidance,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  servants,  the  Pre- 
sident of  the  United  States,  our  Legislators  and 
Judges,  and  all  others  in  authority;  and  so  enrich 
them  with  heavenly  wisdom  and  grace,  that  they 
may   attain    Thine   everlasting    favor,   and   we   lead 

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282  A   SERVICE    TO   BE   USED   AT    SEA. 

quiet  and  peaceable  lives,  in  all  godliness  and  ho- 
nesty; through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

0  Eternal  Lord  God,  who  alone  spreadest  out  the 
heavens,  and  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea,  and  hast 
compressed  the  waters  with  bounds,  until  day  and 
night  come  to  an  end :  be  pleased  to  receive  into  Thine 
Almighty  and  most  gracious  protection  the  persons 
of  us  Thy  servants,  and  the  ship  [or  fleet]  in  which 
we  serve.  Preserve  us  from  the  dangers  of  the  deep, 
and  from  the  violence  of  enemies;  [that  we  may  be  a 
safeguard  unto  our  country,  and  a  security  for  such 
as  do  business  in  the  mighty  waters;]  that  in  due 
season  we  may  return  to  our  homes  with  a  thankful 
remembrance  of  our  mercies;  and  that  finally,  having 
passed  the  sea  of  this  troublous  life,  we  may  enter 
the  haven  of  eternal  rest,  through  Him,  who  is  our 
only  refuge  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Here  any  other  prayers  may  be  introduced. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this 
time,  with  one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplica- 
tions unto  Thee,  and  dost  promise  that  where  two  or 
three  are  gathered  together  in  Thy  name,  Thou  wilt 
grant  their  requests;  fulfil  now,  0  Lord,  the  desires 
and  petitions  of  Thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expe- 
dient for  them,  granting  us  in  this  world  knowledge 
of  Thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come  life  everlast- 
ing.    Amen. 


SERVICE    TO   BE   USED   AT    SEA.  283 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 


rPRAYEES  AND  THANKSGIVINGS  FOR  SPECIAL 
OCCASIONS  AT  SEA. 


On  commencing  a  Voyage. 

0  most  powerful  Lord  God,  who  didst  carry  the 
hosts  of  Israel  through  the  sea,  singing  the  praise  of 
Thy  name;  let  Thy  grace,  going  before  and  attend- 
ing on  our  voyage,  find  for  us  a  pathway  upon  the 
waters,  and  be  to  us  our  solace  in  setting  sail;  our 
guiding  star  on  the  way;  our  wand  of  peace  among 
tempests;  the  shield  of  our  defence  against  enemies; 
our  harbor  in  shipwreck,  and  the  anchor  of  our  hope; 
that  so  we  may  come  at  length  to  the  desired  haven, 
both  in  this  life  and  in  the  life  immortal;  through 
Jesus  Christ  oui  Lord.     Amen. 

During  Storms  at  Sea. 

0  most  glorious  and  gracious  Lord  God,  who  dwell- 
est  in  heaven,  but  beholdest  all  things  below;  look 
down,  we  beseech  Thee,  and  hear  us,  calling  out  of 
the  depth  of  misery,  and  out  of  the  jaws  of  this 
death,  which  is  ready  now  to  swallow  us  up:  save, 
Lord,  or  we  perish.  The  living,  the  living  shall 
praise  Thee.  0  send  Thy  word  of  command  to  re- 
buke the  raging  winds  and  the  roaring  sea;  that  we, 

284 


PRAYERS   AND    THANKSGIVINGS  285 

being  delivered  from  this  distress,  may  live  to  serve 
Thee,  and  glorify  Thy  name  all  the  days  of  our  life; 
through  the  infinite  merits  of  our  blessed  Saviour, 
Thy  Son  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

In  Time  of  War. 

0  Almighty  God,  Supreme  Pailer  and  Governor 
of  all  things,  who  art  a  strong;  tower  of  defence  to 
them  that  fear  Thee,  and  whose  power  no  creature 
is  able  to  resist :  unto  Thee  do  we  make  our  humble 
cry  in  this  the  hour  of  our  country's  need.  To  Thee 
it  belongeth  justly  to  punish  sinners,  and  to  be  mer- 
ciful to  those  who  repent.  Save  and  deliver  us,  we 
humbly  beseech  Thee,  from  the  hands  of  our  ene- 
mies; abate  their  pride,  assuage  their  malice,  and 
confound  their  devices;  that  we,  being  armed  with 
Thy  defence,  may  be  preserved  evermore  from  all 
perils,  to  glorify  Thee,  who  art  the  only  Giver  of  all 
victory;  through  the  merits  of  Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

Before  a  Fight  at  Sea. 
0  most  powerful  and  glorious  Lord  God,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  that  rulest  and  commandest  all  things: 
Thou  sittest  on  the  throne,  judging  right,  and  there- 
fore we  make  our  address  to  Thy  divine  Majesty  in 
this  our  necessity,  that  thou  wouldest  take  the  cause 
into  Thine  own  hand,  and  judge  between  us  and  our 
enemies.  Stir  up  Thy  strength,  0  Lord,  and  come 
and  help  us:  ihr  Thou  givest  not  ahvay  the  battle  to 
the  strong,  but  canst  save  by  many  or  by  few.  0 
let  not  our  sins  now  cry  against  us  for  vengeance; 


286  FOR    SPECIAL   OCCASIONS   AT    SEA. 

but  hear  us,  Thy  poor  servants,  begging  mercy,  and 
imploring  Thy  help,  and  that  Thou  wouldest  be  a 
defence  unto  us  against  the  face  of  the  enemy. 
Make  it  appear  that  Thou  art  our  Saviour  and 
mighty  Deliverer;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

A  Thanksgiving  for  a  Safe  Voyage. 

Most  gracious  Lord,  whose  menyy  is  over  all  Thy 
works;  we  praise  Thy  holy  name,  that  Thou  hast 
been  pleased  to  conduct  us  in  safety  through  the 
perils  of  the  great  deep,  and  to  bring  us  to  the  end 
of  our  journey  in  peace.  May  we  be  duly  sensible 
of  Th}^  merciful  providence  toward  us,  and  ever  ex- 
press our  thankfulness  by  a  holy  trust  in  Thee,  and 
obedience  to  Thy  laws;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

A  Thanksgiving  for  Deliverance  from  Storms. 

0  most  merciful  and  mighty  God,  who  at  Thy 
pleasure  raisest  the  winds  and  waves  of  the  sea, 
or  commandest  them  back  to  peace :  we,  Thy  poor 
creatures,  spared  by  Thy  mercy  to  praise  Thee,  do 
give  Thee  unfeigned  thanks,  for  that  Thou  heardest 
our  cry  when  we  were  at  the  brink  of  death,  and 
had  given  up  all  for  lost,  and  didst  not  suffer  us  to 
sink  in  the  devouring  waters.  And  we  here  offer 
ourselves,  our  bodies  and  our  souls,  which  Thou  hast 
redeemed,  to  be  a  living  sacrifice  unto  Thee  of  praise 
and  thanksgiving,  all  the  days  of  our  lives;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


PRAYERS   AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  287 

A  Thanksgiving  for  Victory. 

0  Almighty  God,  the  Sovereign  Commander  of  all 
the  world,  in  wlio.se  hands  is  power  and  might  which 
none  is  able  to  withstand:  we  bless  and  magnify  Thy 
great  and  glorious  name  for  the  happy  victory  where- 
with Thou  hast  crowned  our  arms,  and  the  whole 
glory  whereof  we  do  ascribe  unto  Thee,  the  only 
Giver  of  victory.  And,  we  beseech  Thee,  give  us 
grace  to  improve  this  great  mercy  to  Thy  glory,  the 
honor  of  our  country,  and,  as  much  as  in  us  lieth,  to 
the  good  of  all  mankind:  through  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  as 
for  all  Thy  mercies,  so  in  particular  for  this,  be  all 
glory  and  honor,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


BUEIAL  OF  THE  DEAD  AT  SEA. 


The  Office  for  the  Burial  of  the  Dead  may  be  used,  except  that  the 
following  words  shall  be  said  on  committing  the  body  to  the  sea. 

Forasmuch  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in 
His  wise  providence,  to  take  out  of  this  world  the 
soul  of  His  deceased  servant,  we  therefore  commit  his 
body  to  the  deep;  looking  for  the  general  resurrec- 
tion through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  at  whose  second 
coming  in  glorious  majesty  to  judge  the  world,  the 
earth  and  the  sea  shall  give  up  their  dead,  according 
to  the  mighty  working  whereby  He  is  able  to  subdue 
all  things  unto  Himself. 

A  Prayer  after  Burial  at  Sea. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  in  Thy 
perfect  wisdom  and  mercy  hast  ended  for  Thy  ser- 
vant departed  the  voyage  of  this  troublous  life; 
grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we,  who  are  still .  to 
continue  our  course,  amidst  earthly  dangers,  tempta- 
tions and  troubles,  may  evermore  be  protected  by 
Thy  mercy,  and  finally  come  to  the  haven  of  eternal 
salvation ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


288 


PUBLIC  EECEPTION  OF  IMMIGKANTS. 


As  early  as  convenient  after  the  arrival  of  Christian  brethren  from 
a  foreign  land,  they  shall  come  into  the  Church,  on  the  occasion  of  a 
public  service,  or  at  any  other  time  appointed  for  that  purpose,  to  ren- 
der t  hanksgiving  to  God*  for  His  goodness  in  bringing  them  safely  through 
the  dangers  of  the  sea,  and  that  they  may  be  publicly  commended  to 
the  Christian  fellowship  and  sympathies  of  the  Congregation.  Either 
at  the  beginning  or  the  close  of  the  regular  service,  at  the  discretion  of 
the  Minister,  the  newly-arrived  brethren  shall  be  invited  to  come  for- 
ward and  stand  before  the  altar.  Then  the  Minister  shall  announce  to 
the  Congregation  their  names,  and  at  his  discretion  read  such  creden- 
tials as  they  may  have  brought  from  their  fatherland,  and  give  any  in- 
formation he  may  possess  concerning  their  previous  life  and  Christian 
character.  Whereupon,  the  Congregation  standing,  a  part  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Seventh  Psalm  shail  be  chanted,  or  said,  as  follows: 

Minister.  0  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for 
His  goodness,  and  for  His  wonderful  works  to  the  chil- 
dren of  men ! 

Congregation.  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacri- 
fices of  thanksgiving,  and  declare  His  works  with  re- 
joicing. 

31.  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships,  that 
do  business  in  great  waters;  these  see  the  works  of 
the  Lord,  and  His  wonders  in  the  deep. 

C.  For  He  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy 
wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

M.  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down 

25  T  289 


290  PUBLIC    RECEPTION   OF    IMMIGRANTS. 

again  to  the  depths:  their  soul  is  melted  oecause  of 
trouble. 

C.  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken 
man,  and  are  at  their  wit's  end. 

31.  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
and  He  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

C.  He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that  the  waves 
thereof  are  still. 

31.  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet ; 
C.  So  He  bringeth  them  unto  their  desired  haven. 

31.  0  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  His 
goodness,  and  for  His  wonderful  works  to  the  chil- 
dren of  men ! 

C.  Let  them  exalt  Him  also  in  the  congregation 
of  the  people,  and  praise  Him  in  the  assembly  of  the 
elders. 

Then  the  Minister,  addressing  the  Congregation,  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Here,  in  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  you  behold  Christian  brethren,  whom  God  in 
His  merciful  providence  has  preserved  amid  the  perils 
of  the  great  deep,  and  brought  safely  hither  from  a 
foreign  land.  Though  strangers  in  the  liesh,  they 
are  brethren  in  the  spirit,  fellow-citizens  with  the 
saints,  and  of  tlie  household  of  God,  having  obtained 
like  precious  faith  with  us,  through  the  righteousness 
of  God  and  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

As  in  the  glorified  Church  in  heaven,  there  are  found 
before  the  throne  praising  God  of  all  nations,  and  kin- 
dreds, and  people,  and  tongues ;  so  also  in  the  Church 


PUBLIC   RECEPTION   OF   IMMIGRANTS.  291 

on  earth,  there  is  no  difference  between  one  nation 
and  another,  but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all.  For  as  the 
body  is  one,  and  hath  many  members,  and  all  the 
members  of  that  one  body,  being  many,  are  one  body, 
so  also  is  Christ.  For  by  one  spirit  are  we  all  bap- 
tized into  one  body,  whether  we  be  Jews  or  Gentiles; 
and  have  all  been  made  to  drink  into  one  spirit.  As 
St.  Paul  commended  Phebe  to  the  church  at  Rome, 
so  we  commend  these  brethren  to  you;  and  entreat, 
that  ye  receive  them  in  the  Lord,  as  becometh  saints, 
and  that  ye  assist  them  in  whatsoever  business  they 
have  need  of  you.  Be  not  forgetful  to  entertain  stran- 
gers; for  thereby  some  have  entertained  angels  un- 
awares. 

Then  the  minister,  addressing  the  Brethren  at  the  altar,  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Though  you  are  no  more  in  your 
earthly  fatherland,  you  are  still  -ki  the  land  of  your 
Heavenly  Father.  All  lands  and  all  nations  are  His; 
and  He  is  as  nigh  to  you  here,  as  He  was  in  the  land 
whence  ye  came.  He  will  still  be  faithful  to  you:  be 
ye  also  faithful  to  Him.  Give  unto  the  Lord  thanks- 
giving, and  pay  your  vows  unto  the  Most  High.  Trust 
in  the  Lord,  and  do  good;  so  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed.  Delight  thyself 
also  in  the  Lord;  and  He  shall  give  thee  the  desires 
of  thine  heart.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou 
shalt  hearken  diligently  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  to  observe  and  to  do  all  His  commandments, 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  will  set  thee  on  high,  and  all 
the  blessings  which  He  has  promised  shall  come  upon 


292  PUBLIC    EECEPTION   OF    IMMIGRANTS. 

thee,  and  overtake  thee,  and  all  the  people  shall  see 
that  ye  are  called  by  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say: 

Let  us  pray. 

0  Lord,  the  God  of  all  nations,  and  kindreds  and 
people,  who  art  no  respecter  of  persons,  but  rich  in 
mercy  towards  all  who  call  upon  Thee,  and  hast  united 
all  Thy  children  through  Jesus  Christ,  in  one  house- 
hold of  faith,  and  one  communion  of  hope  and  love; 
we  humbly  commend  to  Thee  these  brethren,  which 
have  come  to  us  from  a  far  country,  through  Thy 
mighty  hand  and  stretched-out  arm;  giving  Thee  most 
hearty  thanks  that  Thou  hast  so  mercifully  protected 
them  in  their  journey,  amid  perils  by  sea  and  land. 
Be  pleased,  0  Lord,  to  give  them  friends  and  homes 
in  this  land  of  their  choice  and  adoption.  Bless  them 
in  basket  and  in  store;  but  above  all,  bestow  upon 
them  freely  and  constantly,  the  richer  blessings  of  Thy 
grace,  that  they  may  live  in  Thy  fear  and  favor,  and 
at  last  reach  in  safety  the  better  country,  even  the 
eternal  fatherland  of  the  saints  in  heaven:  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  bless  them,  saying: 

The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee* 

The  Lord  make  His  face  shine  upon  thee,  and  be 
gracious  unto  thee: 

The  Lord  lift  up  His  countenance  upon  thee,  and 
give  thee  peace.     Amen. 


LAYING  OF  A  CORNER  STONE. 


The  people  being  assembled  at  the  place  where  the  church  is  to  be 
built,  the  Minister,  standing  near  the  corner  stone,  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved  Brethren  :  It  is  meet  and  right 
that,  in  all  our  doings,  we  should  beseech  Almighty 
God  for  His  most  gracious  direction  and  help;  but, 
especially,  as  we  are  now  assembled  to  begin  a  house, 
which  is  to  be  set  apart  for  His  honor  and  service ; 
for  the  worship  of  His  holy  name,  the  preaching  of 
His  holy  Gospel,  and  the  administration  of  His  holy 
Sacraments.  Let  us  therefore  devoutly  look  up  to 
Him  for  assistance,  protection  and  blessing. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  art  always 
more  ready  to  hear  than  we  are  to  pray,  and  art 
wont  to  give  more  than  either  we  desire  or  deserve; 
grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  fulness  of  Thy  mercy. 
Prosper  and  bless  the  work  which  we  have  under- 
taken, that  it  may  serve  to  promote  Thy  praise,  and 
the  honor  of  Thy  kingdom;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.      Amen. 

293 


294  LAYING   OF    A    CORNER-STONE. 

Then  the  Ninety-Sixth  Psalm  shall  be  chanted,  or  said,  as  follows: 

Minister,  0  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song:  sing 
unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

Congregation,  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  His 
name ;  show  forth  His  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

31.  Declare  His  glory  among  the  heathen,  His 
wonders  among  all  people. 

C,  For  the  Lord  is  great  and  greatly  to  be  praised ; 
He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

31.  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols;  but 
the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

C,  Honor  and  majesty  are  before  Him :  strength 
and  beauty  are  in  His  sanctuary. 

31,  Give  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  kindreds  of  the  peo- 
ple, give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

C,  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  His 
name :  bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  His  courts. 

31.  0  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  : 
fear  before  Him,  all  the  earth. 

C.  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reigneth; 
the  world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not 
be  moved  :  He  shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 

31.  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  earth  be 
glad ;  let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

C.  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is  therein  : 


LAYIXG   OF    A   CORNER-STONE.  295 

then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice  before  the 
Lord. 

M.  For  He  cometh,  for  He  cometh  to  judge  the 
earth  : 

C.  He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 
and  the  people  with  His  truth. 

Here,  the  inscription  of  the  corner-stone  being  read,  the  Minister 
shall  proceed  to  put  into  it  the  several  articles  which  it  is  to  contain, 
naming  them  as  he  does  so  one  by  one;  after  which,  the  stone  being 
laid  in  its  place,  the  service  shall  proceed  thus: 

M,  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord; 
C.  Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

M.  Except  the  Lord  build  the  house; 
C.  They  labor  in  vain  that  build  it. 

Placing  his  hand  upon  the  stone,  the  Minister  shall  then  say: 

I   here   lay  the   corner-stone  of  a   house,   to  be 

erected  under  the  name  of Church,  and  to 

be  devoted  to  the  worship  of  Almighty  God.  In  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  Bay  : 

Let  us  now  unite  in  confessing  our  holy  Catholic 
faith. 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only-begotten  Son  our 
Lord;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  Buffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 


296  LAYING   OF   A   CORNER-STONE. 

was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  He  descended  into 
hades;  the  third  day  He  rose  from  the  dead;  He  as- 
cended into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty;  from  thence  He  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church;  the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness 
of  sins;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life 
everlasting.     Amen. 

Then  shall  he  say  : 

Let  us  pray : 

Blessed  be  Thy  name,  0  Lord,  that  it  hath 
pleased  Thee  to  put  it  into  the  hearts  of  Thy  ser- 
vants to  commence  the  erection  of  a  house,  in  which 
Thy  Name  is  to  be  worshipped,  the  glad  tidings  of 
salvation  proclaimed,  and  Thy  holy  Sacraments  ad- 
ministered. Prosper  Thou  us,  0  Lord,  in  this  our 
undertaking.  Keep  and  preserve  by  Thy  provi- 
dence unto  the  end  the  work,  which  is  now  begun  in 
Tlry  fear.  Excite  the  skill  and  animate  the  industry 
of  the  workmen.  Shield  them  from  all  accidents 
and  dangers.  And  grant  unto  them,  and  all  of  us 
here  present,  the  influences  of  Thy  divine  Spirit,  so 
that  we  may  become  in  soul  and  body  living  temples 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  be  prepared  for  that  eternal 
city  which  hath  foundations,  whose  builder  and 
maker  is  God.  All  which  we  ask  through  the  abun- 
dant merits  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


LAYING    OF    A    CORXER-STONE.  297 

Here  an  address  may  be  delivered.  After  which,  a  collection  being 
male,  the  service  shall  be  concluded  with  a  Hymn  and  the  Apostolic 
£e/icdic(ion. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
with  you  all.     Amen. 


CONSECRATION  OF  A  CHURCH. 


The  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  at  the  altar,  shall  say: 

Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Then  shall  this  Canticle  be  chanted,  or  said,  as  follows  : 

Minister.  Arise,  0  Lord,  into  Thy  rest;  Thou, 
and  the  ark  of  Thy  strength. 

Congregation.  Let  Thy  priests  be  clothed  with 
righteousness;  and  let  Thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

31.  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  ye  lands. 
Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness:  enter  into  His 
gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  His  courts  with 
praise. 

C.  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord?  or 
who  shall  stand  in  His  holy  place  ? 

31.  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart; 
who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity,  nor 
sworn  deceitfully. 

2'JS 


CONSECRATION   OF    A    CHURCH.  299 

C  lie  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord,  and 
righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

Jf,  Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates;  and  be  ye  lift 
up.  ye  everlasting  doors,  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

C.  Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  The  Lord  strong 
and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

31,  Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates;  even  lift  them 
up,  ye  everlasting  doors,  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

C.  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  The  Lord  of  hosts, 
He  is  the  King  of  glory. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say: 

Let  us  pray. 

0  eternal  God,  mighty  in  power,  and  of  majesty 
incomprehensible,  whom  the  heaven  of  heavens  can- 
not contain,  much  less  the  walls  of  temples  made  with 
hands,  to  Thee  alone  be  praise  and  adoration,  from 
all  the  hosts  of  heaven  and  all  who  dwell  upon  the 
earth.  With  joy  and  gratitude  we  are  now  assembled 
in  this  house,  built  to  the  honor  of  Thy  great  name. 
Send  down  upon  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  Holy 
Spirit,  that  we  may  lift  up  holy  hands  to  Thee,  and 
worship  Thee  with  pure  hearts.  0  God,  who  art 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  hear  us  for  the  sake 
of  Thy  dear  Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Here  the  Scr'wture  Lesson,  1  Kings  VIII,  shall  be  read. 


300  CONSECRATION   OF   A    CHURCH. 

After  this  the  Eighty-fourth  Psalm  shall  be  chanted,  or  said,  as  follows: 

M.  How  amiable  are  Thy  tabernacles,  0  Lord  of 
hosts ! 

C.  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the 
courts  of  the  Lord :  my  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out 
for  the  living  God 

31.  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  an  house,  and 
the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 
her  young,  even  Thine  altars,  0  Lord  of  hosts,  my 
King,  and  my  God. 

C  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  Thy  house :  they 
will  be  still  praising  Thee. 

M.  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  Thee, 
in  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

C.  Who  passing  through  the  valley  of  Baca  make 
it  a  well;  the  rain  also  filleth  the  pools. 

M.  They  go  from  strength  to  strength,  every  one 
of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 

C.  0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer :  give  ear, 
0  God  of  Jacob. 

M.  Behold,  0  God  our  shield,  and  look  upon  the 
face  of  Thine  anointed. 

C.  For  a  day  in  Thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thou- 
sand. I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  ot 
my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 


CONSECRATION  OF  A  CHURCH.  301 

Jf.  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield:  the 
Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory:  no  good  thing  will  He 
withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

C  0  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth 
in  Thee. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord:  God,  our  heavenly 
Father,  in  all  ages  of  the  Church,  has  approved  the 
acts  of  devout  and  holy  men,  who,  moved  either  by 
His  express  command,  or  by  the  secret  inspiration  of 
His  Spirit,  have  erected  sanctuaries  for  His  worship, 
and  separated  them  from  common  use,  that  they 
might  be  sacred  places,  wholly  consecrated  to  Himself. 
Animated  by  the  pious  example  of  those  that  have 
gone  before  us,  sustained  by  the  grace  of  God,  and 
directed  by  His  Spirit,  we  have  built  this  house  to  the 
honor  of  His  great  name ;  and  we  are  now  together 
before  God,  that  we  may,  by  a  solemn  act  of  worship, 
devote  it  to  its  intended  use. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  our  God,  who  hath  with  His 
hand  fulfilled  the  desires  of  our  hearts,  enabling  us  to 
build  this  house,  where  His  name  may  be  recorded, 
and  His  praise  be  made  honorable,  from  generation  to 
generation.     Amen. 

Here,  the  Congregation  rising,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Let  us  now  unite  in  confessing  our  holy  catholic 
faith. 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth: 


302  CONSECRATION  OF  A  CHURCH. 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our 
Lord;  who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born 
of  the  Virgin  Mary;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  He  descended  into 
hades;  the  third  clay  He  rose  from  the  dead;  He  as- 
cended into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty;  from  thence  He  shall  come 
to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  catholic 
Church;  the  communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  ot 
sins;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say: 

The  Congregation  who  are  here  assembled,  having 
erected  this  house  for  the  worship  of  God,  we  now  set 
it  apart  from  all  common  and  secular  use,  and,  under 
the  name  of  ,  do 

hereby  consecrate  it  to  the  worship  of  the  Triune  God, 
the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  Lord  our  God,  there  is  no  God  beside  Thee. 
Thou  alone  art  worthy  to  receive  adoration  and  praise; 
for  Thou  art  holy,  and  all  nations  shall  come  to  Avor- 
ship  before  Thee,  when  they  learn  the  joy  of  Thy 
salvation.  We  praise  Thee,  most  merciful  Father, 
for  the  foundation  of  Thy  Church  on  earth;  for  Thy 
sacred  oracles;  for  the  ministry  of  Thy  word;  and  for 
Thy  holy  sacraments.  We  give  Thee  thanks,  that, 
by  Thy  providence,  this  house  has  been  erected  for 


CONSECRATION  OF  A  CHURCH.  dOd 

the  worship  of  Thy  name.  Accept,  we  beseech  Thee, 
the  work  of  our  hands.  Let  this  house  be  the  house 
of  God.  Here  let  Thy  presence  dwell  and  Thy  glory 
lie  revealed.  When  Thy  holy  word  is  read  and 
preached  in  this  place,  and  the  holy  sacraments  are 
administered,  send  down  upon  the  congregation  the 
dews  of  Thy  heavenly  grace.  When  Thy  people 
bring  to  Thee  their  thanksgiving  for  the  gifts  of  Thy 
providence,  accept  their  offering  and  bless  them,  that 
their  joy  may  be  full.  And  when,  in  seasons  of  ca- 
lamity and  distress,  they  humble  themselves  before 
Thee,  and  implore  Thy  mercy,  hear  Thou  in  heaven, 
and  pity  them;  forgive  their  sins  wherein  they  may 
have  transgressed  against  Thee,  and  deliver  them; 
or  else  comfort  and  support  them  under  their  trials, 
and  sanctify  unto  them  their  affliction,  that  it  may 
bring  forth  in  them  the  fruits  of  salvation  and  peace. 
Hear  us,  we  beseech.  Thee,  0  God  of  all  grace, 
Father  of  all  light,  and  Fountain  of  all  good.  Let  our 
prayer  come  up  before  Thee,  and  be  acceptable, 
through  the  merit  of  Jesus  Christ;  and  do  unto  us 
according  to  Thy  great  mercy  and  love.  And  unto 
Thee,  the  King  eternal,  immortal,  and  invisible;  who 
alone  art  mighty,  wise,  and  good;  who  dwellest  in 
light  which  no  man  can  approach  unto  and  live ;  unto 
Thee  be  all  glory,  through  Jesus  Christ,  in  heaven 
and  on  earth,  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Gloria  in  Excelsis  be  chanted  or  said. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men.     We  praise  Thee,  we  bless  Thee, 


304  CONSECRATION    OF   A    CHURCH. 

.we  worship  Thee,  we  glorify  Thee,  we  give  thanks 
to  Thee  for  Thy  great  glory,  0  Lord  God,  heavenly 
King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

0  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ;  0 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  that 
takes t  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin  of- the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin 
of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou  that  sittest  at 
the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

For  Thou  only  art  holy;  Thou  only  art  the  Lord; 
Thou  only,  0  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.       Amen. 

Then  the  Minister,  having  taken  his  place  in  the  pulpit,  shall  deliver 
the  Sermon;  after  which  the  service  shall  proceed  as  in  the  regular  ser- 
vice for  the  Lord's  Day. 


CONSECRATION  OF  A  BURIAL  GROUND. 


The  people  being  assembled  on  the  ground,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Iii  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  Tiiotj  ever  blessed  Mediator,  who  wast  dead,  but 
livest  forever,  of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven 
and  earth  is  named,  and  who  hast  knit  all  Thy  saints 
in  one  communion  unto  life  eternal,  in  that  mystical 
body  of  which  Thou  art  the  glorious  and  ever-living 
Head;  grant  us  grace  so  to  follow  Thy  blessed  saints, 
who  have  gone  before  us,  in  the  faith  and  fellowship 
of  Thy  holy  Church,  that  we  may  come  to  those  un- 
speakable joys,  which  Thou  hast  prepared  for  all  that 
love  Thee,  from  the  foundation  of  the  world.     Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  now  read  the  following  Lessons. 

The  First  Lesson,  {Gen.  xxiii.) 
And  Sarah  was  an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty  years 
old:  these  were  the  years  of  the  life  of  Sarah.     And  Sarah 
died  in  Kirjath-arba;  the  same  is  Hebron  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
ll 2G*  305 


306  CONSECRATION   OF   A   BURIAL   GROUND. 

naan:  and  Abraham  came  to  mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to  weep 
for  her.  And  Abraham  stood  up  from  before  his  dead,  and 
spake  unto  the  sons  of  Heth,  saying,  I  am  a  stranger  and  a 
sojourner  with  you:  give  me  a  possession  of  a  burying  place 
with  you,  that  I  may  bury  my  dead  out  of  my  sight.  And 
the  children  of  Heth  answered  Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 
Hear  us,  my  lord:  thou  art  a  mighty  prince  among  us:  in 
the  choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury  thy  dead;  none  of  us  shall 
withhold  from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that  thou  mayest  bury 
thy  dead.  And  Abraham  stood  up,  and  bowed  himself  to 
■  the  people  of  the  land,  even  to  the  children  of  Heth.  And 
he  communed  with  them,  saying,  If  it  be  your  mind  that  I 
should  bury  my  dead  out  of  my  sight,  hear  me,  and  entreat 
for  me  to  Ephron  the-  son  of  Zohar,  that  he  may  give  me  the 
cave  of  Machpelah,  which  he  hath,  which  is  in  the  end  of  his 
field;  for  as  much  money  as  it  is  worth  he  shall  give  it  me 
for  a  possession  of  a  burying  place  amongst  you.  And  Eph- 
ron dwelt  among  the  children  of  Heth:  and  Ephron  the  Hit- 
tite  answered  Abraham  in  the  audience  of  the  children  of 
Heth,  even  of  all  that  went  in  at  the  gate  of  his  city,  saying, 
Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me:  the  field  give  I  thee,  and  the  cave 
that  is  therein,  I  give  it  thee;  in  the  presence  of  the  sons  of 
my  people  give  I  it  thee:  bury  thy  dead.  And  Abraham 
bowed  down  himself  before  the  people  of  the  land.  And  he 
spake  unto  Ephron  in  the  audience  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
saying,  But  if  thou  wilt  give  it,  I  pray  thee,  hear  .me:  I  will 
give  thee  money  for  the  field;  take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury 
my  dead  there.  And  Ephron  answered  Abraham,  saying 
unto  him,  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me:  the  land  is  worth  four 
hundred  shekels  of  silver;  what  is  that  betwixt  me  and  thee? 
bury  therefore  thy  dead.  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto 
Ephron;  and  Abraham  weighed  to  Ephron  the  silver,  which 
he  had  named  in  the  audience  of  the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  current  money  with  the  merchant. 
And  the  field  of  Ephron,  which  wTas  in  Machpelah,  which  was 
before  Mamre,  the  field,  and  the  cave  which  was  therein,  and 
all  the  trees  that  were  in  the  field,  that  were  in  all  the  bor- 
ders round  about,  were  made  sure  unto  Abraham  for  a  pos- 
session in  the  presence  of  the  children  of  Heth,  before  all 
that  went  in  at  the  gate  of  his  city.  And  after  this,  Abra- 
ham buried  Sarah  his  wife  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of  Mach- 
pelah before  Mamre:   the  same  is  Hebron  in  the  land  of  Ca- 


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naan.     And  the  field,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein,  were  made 
sure  unto  Abraham  for  a  burying  place  by  the  sons  of  Hcth. 

The  Second  Lesson,  (1  Cor.  xv.,  12-2G.) 
Now  if  Christ  bo  preached  that  he  rose  from  the  dead,  how 
Bay  some  among  you  that  there  is  no  resurrection  of  the  dead? 
But  if  there  be  no  resurrection  of  the  dead,  then  is  Christ 
nor  risen:  and  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then  is  our  preaching 
vain,  and  your  faith  is  also  vain.  Yea,  and  we  are  found 
false  witnesses  of  God;  because  we  have  testified  of  God  that 
he  raised  up  Christ;  whom  he  raised  not  up,  if  so  be  that 
the  dea  1  rise  not.  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then  is  not 
Christ  raised:  and  if  Christ  be  not  raised,  your  faith  is  vain  ; 
ye  are  yet  in  your  sins.  Then  they  also  which  are  fallen 
)  in  Christ  are  perished.  If  in  this  life  only  we  have 
h  >pe  in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men  most  miserable.  But  now 
is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become  the  first  fruits  of 
them  that  slept. 

For  since  by  man  came  death,  by  man  came  also  the  re- 
surrection of  the  dead.  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in 
Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive.  But  every  man  in  his  own 
order:  Christ  the  first  fruits;  afterward  they  that  are  Christ's 
at  his  coming.  Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall  have 
delivered  up  the  kingdom  to  God,  even  the  Father  ;  when 
he  shall  have  put  down  all  rule  and  all  authority  and  power. 
For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath  put  all  enemies  under  his 
feet.     The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destroyed  is  death. 

Then  the  Ninetieth  Psalm  shall  be  chanted,  or  said,  as  follows: 

minister.  Lord,  Thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 
place  in  all  generations. 

Congregation.  Before  the  mountains  were  brought 
forth,  or  ever  Thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the 
world,  even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  Thou  art 
God. 

31.  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction;  and  sayest, 
Return,  ye  children  of  men. 


308  CONSECRATION    OF   A   BURIAL   GROUND. 

C.  For  a  thousand  years  in  Thy  sight  are  but  as 
yesterday  when  it  is  passed,  and  as  a  watch  in  the 
night. 

31.  Thou  earnest  them  away  as  with  a  flood;  they 
are  as  a  sleep;  in  the  morning  they  are  like  grass 
which  groweth  up. 

C.  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up ; 
in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

31.  For  we  are  consumed  by  Thine  anger,  and  by 
Thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

C.  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  Thee,  our 
secret  sins  in  the  light  of  Thy  countenance. 

31.  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  Thy  wrath ; 
we  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

C.  The  days  of  our  years  are  three  score  years 
and  ten;  and  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  four- 
score years,  yet  is  their  strength  labor  and  sorrow; 
for  it  is  soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

3f.  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  Thine  anger?  even 
according  to  Thy  fear,  so  is  Thy  wrath. 

C.  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may 
apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Dearly  Beloved:  The  Holy  Scriptures  in  divers 
places  teach  us  to  honor  our  bodies.  God  the  Father 
has  created  them  fearfully  and  wonderfully,  and 
joined  their  destiny  with  that  of  our  spirits.  God 
the  Son  has  honored  them,  by  taking  upon  Him  the 


CONSECRATION    OF   A    BURIAL   GROUND.  609 

form  and  fashion  of  a  man  in  His  glorious  incarna- 
tion, so  that  His  people  are  flesh  of  His  flesh  and 
hone  of  His  bones.  God  the  Holy  Ghost  honors  them 
by  dwelling  in  them  as  His  temples.  We  are,  more- 
over, assured  that  He  who  raised  up  Christ  from  the 
dead  shall  also  quicken  our  mortal  bodies  by  His 
Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  us;  and  we  are  encouraged  to 
look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
shall  change  our  vile  body,  that  it  may  be  fashioned 
like  unto  His  glorious  body  according  to  the  working 
whereby  lie  is  able  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto 
Himself. 

With  the  whole  Church  of  all  ages,  we  believe  in 
the  resurrection  of  the  body.  I  am  the  Resurrection 
and  the  Life,  saith  the  Lord:  he  that  belie veth  in 
Me.  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live.  Behold, 
saith  the  Apostle,  I  show  you  a  mystery;  we  shall 
not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be  changed,  in  a  mo- 
ment, in  the  twinklir%  of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump; 
for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be 
raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed.  For 
this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption,  and  this 
mortal  must  put  on  immortality. 

Such  being  the  honor  bestowed  upon  the  bodies  of 
the  saints,  and  such  the  promises  graciously  delivered 
unto  us  concerning  them,  it  is  most  meet  and  right 
that  the  bodies  of  the  departed  which  rest  in  hope 
should  also  rest  in  honor  and  peace. 

We  are  taught  that  the  holy  patriarch  Abraham, 
the  father  of  the  faithful,  when  he  was  about  to  bury 
his  dead  out  of  his  sight,  bought  a  burying  place,  even 
the  field  of  Machpelah.     There  he  buried  Sarah  his 


310  CONSECRATION    OF   A   BURIAL    GROUND. 

wife :  there  he  himself  was  buried :  there  they  buried 
Isaac  his  son,  and  Rebecca  his  wife:  and  there  after- 
wards they  buried  Jacob  and  Leah.  We  read,  also, 
that  Joseph  of  Arimathea,  a  disciple  of  Jesus,  who 
waited  for  the  kingdom  of  God,  laid  the  precious 
body  of  Jesus  in  his  own  new  tomb,  which  he  had 
hewn  out  in  the  rock,  and  guarded  it  against  desecra- 
tion by  rolling  a  great  stone  to  the  door,  and  setting 
a  seal  upon  it. 

Imitating  this  example  of  holy  men,  and  led  by  the 
devout  and  tender  spirit  of  the  Church  in  all  ages,  we 
do  now  separate  this  ground  from  all   common   and 

secular  use,  and  consecrate  it  under  the  name  of 

,  as  a  place  of  bu- 


rial and  repose  for  the  bodies  of  the  dead,  until  the 
resurrection  of  the  last  day.  In  the  name  of  the  Fa- 
ther, and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray 

.  Almighty  God,  who  by  the  death  of  Thy  dear  Son 
Jesus  Christ  hast  destroyed  death;  by  His  rest  in  the 
tomb  hast  sanctified  the  graves  of  the  saints;  and  by 
His  glorious  resurrection  hast  brought  life  and  immor- 
tality to  light,  so  that  all  who  die  in  Him  abide  in 
hope  as  to  their  bodies,  and  in  joy  as  to  their  souls: 
receive,  Ave  beseech  Thee,  our  unfeigned  thanks  for 
that  victory  over  death  and  the  grave  which  He  has 
obtained  for  us  and  for  all  who  sleep  in  Him;  and 
keep  us  who  are  still  in  the  body,  in  everlasting  fel- 
lowship with  all  that  wait  for  Thee  on  earth,  and 
with  all  that  are  around  Thee  in  heaven,  in  union 


CONSECRATION    OF    A    BURIAL   GROUND.  311 

with  Him  who  is  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life;  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  Avith  Thee  and  the  Holy  .Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

On;  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  he  Thy 
name.  TI13'  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  he  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
1  tread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation.  But  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 


After  which  the  Minister  shall  close  the  service  with  this  Benedic- 
tion : 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with 
you  all.     Amen. 


AN 


ORDER  OF  SCRIPTURE  READINGS 


THE    FAMILY. 


FIRST  WEEK  IN  ADVENT. 


Sunday 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday. 
Thursday ... 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 


Genesis  i.,  ii. 
iii.,  i 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Proverbs  viii;  John  i.  1-14. 
Genesis  ii.  4-25. 
Matthew  xix.  1-12. 
Ephesians  v.  22-33. 
1  Corinthians  vii. 
Genesis  iii. 

"        viii.  15  to  ix.  17. 


SECOND  WEEK  IN  ADVENT. 


Sunday 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday..., 


FIRST    LESSON. 


Genesis  xii 

"  xiii 

"  xiv 

"  xv.,  xvi 

"  xvii.,  xviii. 

"  xxi.  1-21... 

"  xxii.  1-19.. 


SECOND  LESSON. 

Acts  xvii.  7  5-34. 
Genesis  xv.     • 
Deuteronomy  r. 
Exodus  xii. 
Deuteronomy  xxvii. 
Romans  vii. 
Leviticus  xvi. 


THIRD  WEEK  IN  ADVENT. 


Sunday 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday. 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Genesis  xxiv.,  xxv.  1-11... 
"        xxv.  19-34,  xxvi.. 

"  xxvii.,  xxviii 

"         xxix.  1-35 

"         xxx.  25-43,  xxxi., 
"         xxxii.,  xxxiii 

"  XXXV 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Isaiah  xl. ;  John  v. 

1  Peter  i.  3-12. 

2  Samuel  vii. 
Joel  iii. 
Jeremiah  xxiii. 

"        xxxi. 
Isii'ah  Iii.  18,  liii. 

312 


FOR    TMK    FAMILY. 


313 


FOURTH  WEEK  IN  ADVENT. 


Sunday 

Moli. lay 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday .... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Genesis  xxxvii 

'•'  xxxix..  xl 

"  xli.,  xlii 

"  xliii.,  xliv.... 

"  xlv.,  xlvi 

"  xlvii.,   xlviii. 

"  xlix.  1 


SECOND    LESSON. 

John  iii.  23-36;  Lke  i.  26-56. 
Isaiah  xlii. 

"       xlix. 

"      It. 

'•'       lviii. 

«       lx. 
Christmas  Eve  : 


Is.  xi.  1-10. 


CHRISTMAS  WEEK. 


Sunday 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday. 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Exodus  i.,  ii 


v.,  vi.  1-13 

vi.  28,  vii.,  viii. 

ix.,  x.,  xi 

xii.,  xiii 

xiv.,  xv.  1-21... 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Christmas  Day,  )  tt  u 

{" 

{ 


x.2-7. 
Hebrews  i. 
Psalm  ii. 


Day  after 

Christmas.  \      "       ex. 

Sunday  after  j  Romans  v. 

Christmas.  j  Col.  i. 


f  Isaiah  xli. 
For  the  remain-  .. 

j  e\  xlix. 

ing    days    of  '      Qm_     . 

the  year.         1  1  Cor_  ^ 

{     1-6. 
Last  Day  of  the  Year,  Psalm  xc.  or  ciii. 


NEW  TEAR'S  WEEK. 


Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday 

Wednesday 
Thursday  ... 

Friday  

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Exodus  xv.  22,  xvi.,  xvii. 
"         xviii.,  xix.,   xx... 


SECOND    LESSON. 


New  Year's 


v  Year's    f  1  Pet.ii.  12 
Day,  1  Luke  ii.  22- 


19. 
22-40. 

xxi.,  xxii.,  xxiii For  the  Week  (  Philip,  ii.  1-11. 

xxiv.,  xxv.,  xxvi...         Days      from     1  Pet. iv.  12-19. 
xxvii.,  xxviii..  xxix.         New  Year  to  i  Ephes.  iii. 
xxx.,  xxxi.,  xxxii...         Epiphany     Psalm      xxiv., 
xxxiii.,  xxxiv Sunday,  xcviii.,  cxlv. 


EPIPHANY  WEEK. 


FIRST    LESSON. 


Sunday  

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday  .... 


Numbers   i.,  ii.,  iii 

"  iv.,  v.,  vi 

"  x.,  xi.,  xii.,  xiii 

"  xiv.,  xv.,  xvi.,  xvii. 

"  xx.,  xxi 

"  xxii.,  xxiii.,  xxiv..., 

"  xxxi.,  xxxii , 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Luke  ii.  40-52  ;  John  i.  29-34. 
John  i.  38-51. 


"  vi.  1-25. 


27 


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FIRST  WEEK  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 


Sunday  

Monday 

Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday.. 

Friday 

Saturday... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Deuteronomy  i.,  ii.,  iii... 
"  iv.,  v.,  vi. 


Vll.,    Till.,  1 

x.,  xi.,  xii., 
xiii.,  xiv.,  : 
xvi.,  xvii.., 
xviii.,  xix. 


SECOND    LESSON. 

John  vi.  26-71. 
vii. 

viii.  1-20. 
viii.  21-50. 
ix. 

x.  1-21. 
x.  22-42. 


SECOND  WEEK  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 


Sunday 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday  ... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Deuteronomy  xxvii 

"  xxviii 

"  xxix.,  xxx.... 

"  xxxi 

"  xxxii 

"  xxxiii 

"  xxxiv 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Mark  i.  1-20. 
"      i.  21-45. 


iii.  1-19. 
iii.  20-35. 


v.  vi.  1-16. 


THIRD  WEEK  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 


Sunday  

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 
Thursday ... 

Friday  

Saturday  ... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Joshua  i.,  ii,  iii 


iv-,  V 

vi.,  vii 

viii.,  ix 

x.,  xi.,  xii.. 
xiii.,  xiv... 
xxiii.,  xxiv. 


SECOND  LESSON. 

Mark  vi.  7-29. 

"  vi.  30-56. 

"  vii.  1-23. 

"  vii.  24-37. 

"  viii. 

"  ix. 

"  x.  1-31. 


FOURTH  WEEK  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 


Sunday , 

Monday 

Tuesday.... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday  .. 


FIRST    LESSO.N. 

Judges  i.,  ii.,  iii 

"        iv.,  v 

"       vi.,  vii.,  viii 

"        ix.,  x.,  xi 

"        xiii.,  xiv.,  xv.,  xvi 

Ruth  i.,  ii 

"      iii.,  iv 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Matthew  iii. 

"       iv.  1-22. 


iv.  23  ;  v.  1-12. 
v.  13-32. 
v.  33-48. 


FIFTH  WEEK  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 


Sunday , 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  

Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

1  Samuel  i.,  ii 

"  iii.,  iv 

"  v.,  vi 

"  vii.,  viii ... 

"  ix.,  x..  xi. 

"  xii.,  xiii.. 

"  xiv..  xv... 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Matthew  viii.  1-17. 
viii.  17-34. 


M. 

xii. 
xiii. 


FOR    TUE    FAMILY. 


315 


SIXTII  WEEK  AFTER  EPIPHANY. 


San  lay 

Monday  

.  ty  .... 
Wedi 

Thursday  ... 
Friday  


nasi 

.i 

'•     iii..  iv.,  v 

"     vi.,  vii.,  viii 

'•     ix..  x 

si 

••     xii 

x Li:..  xiv 


SECOXD    LESSOH. 


Matthe 

(T  xiv. 

" 

XV. 

a 

XVI. 

tt 

XVll. 

a 

xvm. 

it 

XIX. 

it 

xx.  1-16. 

SEPTTJAGESIMA  WEEK. 


Bnnday  

y  

Tuesday 

Wednesday .. 
Thursday  .... 

Friday 

Saturday 


first  LESSOR. 

Job  xv 

"     xvi 

"      xvii 

"       xviii 

"     xix 

"     xx 

"     xxi 


SECOXD    LESSOX. 


Luke  iii. 


IV. 
V. 

vi.  1-19. 
vi.  20-49. 

vii. 
viii. 


SEXAGESIMA  WEEK. 


Sunday  

Monday  

:V  .... 

Thursday  ... 
Friday 

Saturday 


FIRST   LESSOX. 

SECOXD    LES 

Luke  ix.  1-36. 

"     ix.  37-62. 

"     xi.  1-36. 

"     xii.  13-59. 

"     xiii.  1-21. 

1-12. 


QUIXQUAGESLMA  WEEK. 


Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  

Wbds 

Thursday  .... 

Friday 

Saturdav 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Job  xxxii.,  xxxiii 

"     xxxiv.,  xxxv 

"  xxxvi.,  xxxvii... 

"'     xxxviii 

"     xxxix 

"     xl.,  xii 

"     xlii 


SECOXD    LESSOX. 


Luke  xiii.  22-35. 

"  xiv. 

«  xv. 

"  xvi. 

"  xvii.  1-19. 

"  xvii.  20-37. 

"  xviii.  1-30. 


FIRST  WEEK  IX  LEXT. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Thursday.... 

Friday..' 

Saturday 


FIRST    LESSOX. 

1  Samuel  xvi.,  xvii.,  xviii... 

"         xix.,  xx 

"         xxi.,  xxii 

"         xxiii.,  xxiv 

"  xxv..  xxvi.,  xxvii. 

"         xxviii.,  xxix 

"         xxx..  xxxi 


SECOXD    LESSOX. 


John  xii.  20-37;  Luke  xviii.  31 — 
Luke  xix.29— xx.1-18.  [xix.1-28 

"     xx.  9 — xxi.  1-4. 

"     xxi.  5-35. 

"     xxii.  1-30. 

"     xxii.  31-71. 

"     xxiii. 


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SECOND  WEEK  IN  LENT. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Tuesday  .... 
AVednesday , 
Thursday  ... 

Friday , 

Saturday 


FIRST   LESSON. 

2  Samuel  i.,  ii 

"  iii 

"  iv.,  v 

"  vi.,  vii.,  viii. 

"  ix.,  x.,  xi.... 

"  xii 

"  xiii.,  xiv 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Mark  x.  32-52. 


xn. 

xiii. 

xiv.  1-54. 

xiv.  55 — xv.  1-15. 

xv.  16-47. 


THIRD   WEEK  IN  LENT. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 

Tuesday 

Wednesday . 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday 


FIRST   LESSON. 

2  Samuel  xv 

"  xvi.,  xvii.. 

"  xviii 

"  xix.,  xx.... 

"  xxi.,  xxii.. 

"  xxiii 

"  xxiv 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Matthew  xx.  17-33. 
"        xxi. 
"         xxii. 
"         xxiii. 
"        xxiv.  1-31. 
"        xxiv.  32-51. 

"  XXV. 


FOURTH  WEEK  IN  LENT. 


Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday  , 
Thursday  .., 

Friday , 

Saturday 


FIRST   LESSON. 

1  Kings  i.,  ii 

"         iii.,  iv 

"         v.,  vi 

"         vii 

"         viii 

"         ix.,  x , 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Matthew  xxvi.  1-13. 

"  xxvi.  14-35. 

"  xxvi.  36-56. 

"  xxvi.  57 — xxvi 

"  xxvii.  3-31. 

"  xxvii.  32-50. 

"  xxvii.  51-66. 


.1-2. 


FIFTH  WEEK  IN  LENT. 


Sunday  

Monday  .... 

Tuesday 

Wednesday . 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday 


FIRST   LESSON. 

1  Kings  xii.,  xiii.,  xiv. 

"         xv.,  xvi 

"         xvii.,  xviii 

"         xix.,  xx 

"         xxi.,  xxii 

2  Kings  i.,  ii-,  -iii 


SECOND    LESSON. 


John  xi. 
xii. 

xiii.  1-30. 
xiii.  31 — xiv. 
xv. 
xvi. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday . 
Thursday .., 

Friday , 

Saturday 


HOLY  WEEK. 

FIRST   LESSON. 

2  Kings  v.,  vi 

"  vii.,  viii.  1-15 

"  viii.  16 — ix.,  x 

"  xi.,  xii 

"  xiii.,  xiv 

"  xv 

"  xvi.,  xvii 


SECOND    LESSOJf. 

Lamentations. 
Hebrews  viii. 

"  ix. 

"  x. 

John  vi. 

Luke  xxiii.  32-49. 
Hebrews  iv. 


FuR  the  family. 


317 


EASTER  WEEK. 


Sundav 

Monday  .... 

.IV  .... 

Weds 

Thur- 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 


u 

it 

ft 

It 

it 

SECOND    LESSON. 

Matthew  xxviii.;  John  xx.  1-18. 
Luke  xxiv.  1-12;  2  Cor.  xiii. 
Acts  ii.  22-47. 
1  Corinthians  xv. 
Romans  vi. 

"        viii. 
1  Corinthians  iii. 


FIRST  WEEK  AFTER  EASTER. 


Sundav 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


Amos 
it 

tt 
tt 
tt 
it 

FIRST   LESSON. 

SECOND    LESSOX. 


John 


111. 
iv. 


vi.  1-40. 
vi.  41-71. 


SECOND  WEEK  AFTER  EASTER. 


Sunday  

Monday  .... 
lay  .... 
Wedi 
Thursday.. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Hosea  i.,  ii.,  iii 

"  iv.,  v 

"  vi.,  vii 

"  viii.,  ix 

"  x.,  xi 

"  xii 

"  xiii.,  xiv 


SECOND    LESSON. 


John 

vii. 

a 

viii. 

1- 

30. 

a 

Till. 

31 

-59. 

it 

IX. 

it 

X. 

a 

XI. 

xii. 

THIRD  WEEK  AFTER  EASTER. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 

lay .... 

>sday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Zechariah  ix.,  x , 

"  xi 

Micah  i.,  ii.,  iii 

"       iv..  v 

"       vi 

"       vii 

Nahum 


SECOND    LESSON. 


John  xiii.,  xiv. 

"  xv. 

"  xvi.,  xvii. 

"  xviii. 

"  xix. 

"  xx. 

"  xxi. 


Sunday  .. 
Monday 

Wedm 


FOURTH  WEEK  AFTER  EASTER. 

SECOND    LESSOK. 


2  Kings  xviii 

"        xix 

2  Chronicles  xxix 

"  xxx 

Thursday 2  Kings  xx.,  xxi 

Friday j     2  Chron.  xxxiii:  2Eing8  xxii., 

Saturday 2  Kings  xxiv.,  xxv....[xxiii. 

IT* 


Hebrews  i.,  ii. 


in.,  iv. 
v.,  vi. 
vii. 
viii. 
ix. 


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Sunday  

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


ASCENSION  WEEK. 

FIRST   LESSON. 

Zephaniah  i 

"  ii 

"  iii 

Habakkuk  i 

"  ii.  1-4 

"  ii.  5-20, 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Hebrews  xi. 

"         xii. 

"         xiii. 
John  xiv. 

Colossians  ii. — Ejjhesians  iv. 
John  xv. 
"     xvi. 


THE  WEEK  BEFORE  WHITSUNTIDE. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 


Zechariah  xii... 
"  xiii. 

"  xiv. 

Obadiah 

Psalm  Ixxvi.... 
"  cxviii... 
"        cxlv 


SECOND    LESSON. 

1  John  i. 

"       ii. 

"       iii. 

"       iv. 

"      v. 
Joel  iii. 
John  xvii. 


AVHITSUNTIDE. 


Sunday  

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Isaiah  vi 


vii.,  viii.  1-8. 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Exodus  xix. — Gal.  iii.,  iv.1-7 
Galatians  v. — 1  Corinth,  xii. 
Romans  xii. 

1  Corinthians  xiii. 
Romans  vi.  19 — vii. 

"         viii. 

2  Corinthians  v. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 

Tuesday  .... 

Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 
Friday  ...... 

Saturday.... 


TRINITY  WEEK. 

FIRST   LESSON. 

Isaiah  viii.  0 — ix.  1-8 

"  ix.  9— x.  1-4 

"  xiv.  24 — xv.,  xvi.... 

"  xvii.,  xviii 

"  xix.,  xx 

"  xxii , 

"  xxiii 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Acts  i.,  ii. 


Vll. 

viii. 


FIRST  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Wednesday  .... 

FIRST 

Isaiah  xxiv., 
"       xxvi. 
"       xxvii 
"        xxvii 

LESSON. 

SECOND    LESSON. 

1  Peter  i.,  ii.  1-10;  Acta  ix 

1  Peter  ii.  11— iii.  1-17. 
"       iii.  18— iv.  1-16. 
"      iv.  17— v. 

FOR   THE    FAMILY. 


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Sunday  

M. iii. lav  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 
Friday 

Bator  day.... 


SECOND  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIKST   LESSON. 


Isaiah  xxxii.. 

xxxiii. 

"        xxxiv. 

"        xxxv... 

"        x.  5 — s 


xxxvm.,  xxxix. 


SECOND    LESSON. 

James  i.;  2  Peter  i.  1-11 
2  Peter  i.  12,  ii.,  iii. 
James  ii. 


Jude. 


THIRD  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 

Thursday  .. 
Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIUST   LESSON. 

Jeremiah  i 

"  ii 

"  iii 

"  iv. 

"  v 

"  vi 

"  xxii.  1-23. 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Acts  xiii.  1-12. 
"     xiii.  13-52. 
"     xiv. 

"       XV. 

"     xvi. 

"     xvii.  1-14. 

"     xvii.  15 — xviii.  11. 


FOURTn  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday  

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


Fir 
Jeremiah 

tt 

a 

ST    LESSON. 

SECOND    LI 

1  Thessalonians 

a 
a 
a 

2  Thessalonians 

a 

SSON. 

ii.  1  16. 

i.,  ii.  1  12 

ii.  13,  iii. 

FIFTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 

Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Jeremiah  xiv 


XV.... 

'  xvi... 
xvii.  . 
xviii. 
xix... 
xx.... 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Galatians  i.  1-10. 

Acts  xviii.  12,  xix.  1-10. 

Galatians  i.  11,  ii.  1-14. 

"         ii.  15,  iii.  1-14. 

"  iii.  15. 

"  iv. 

"         v.,  vi. 


Sunday , 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


SIXTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIRST   LESSON. 


Jeremiah  xiv.,  xlvi. 
"  xlvii 


xlviii 

xlix 

x.xv 

xxvi 

xxxv.,  xxxvi. 


SECOND    LESSON. 


1  Corinthians  i. 


iii.,  iv.  1-4. 
iv.  5,  v.  1-8 
v.  9,  vi. 
vii. 
viii.,  ix. 


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SEVENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Tuesday 

Wednesday  . 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Jeremiah  xxii.,  xxiii. 

"  xxiv 

"  xxix 

"  xxi , 

"  xxvii 

"  xxviii 

L,H 


SECOND  LESSON. 

1  Corinthians  x.,  to  xi.  1. 

"  xi.  2. 

"  xii.  1-30. 

"  xii.  31,  xiii. 

"  xiv. 

"  xv.  1-34. 

"  xv.  35,  xvi. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday , 
Thursday  ... 

Friday , 

Saturday 


EIGHTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

FIRST  LESSON.  SECOND  LESSON. 


Jeremiah  xxxii. . 
"  xxxiii. 


xxxiv... 
xxxvii.. 
xxxviii. 
xxxix.  ., 
xl.,  xii.. 


Acts  xix.  11,  xx.  1. 
2  Corinthians  i.  1-22. 
"  i.  23,  ii. 


iv.  7  tov.  10. 
v.  11,  vi.,  to  vii. 
vii.  2.  [1. 


Sunday , 

Monday 

Tuesday  

Wednesday , 
Thursday  .., 

Friday , 

Saturday...., 


NINTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

FIRST  LESSON.  SECOND  LESSON. 


Jeremiah  xlii 

"  xliii 

"  xliv 

"  xxx.,  xxxi. 

Lamentations  i.,  ii 

"  iii 

"  iv.,  v... 


2  Corinthians  viii. 
"  ix. 


Acts  xx.  1-3. 


xi. 

xii.  1-18. 

xii.  19,  xiii. 


Sunday 

Monday  .... 

Tuesday  

Wednesday . 
Thursday  .., 

Friday 

Saturday 


TENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

FIRST  LESSON.  SECOND  LESSON. 


Ez 


kiel  i. 


IT. 


IX. 


VI..   VI 1 

viii 
x.,  xi. . 
xii 


Romans  i.  1-17. 
"        i.  18-31. 


v.  1-11. 

v.  12-21. 


Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday . 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday 


ELEVENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIRST    LESSON. 


Ezekicl  xiii.,  xiv 

"        xv..,  xvi 

"  xvii.,  xviii.,  xix. 

"  XX 

"        xxi , 

"         xxii 

"        xxiii 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Romans  vi. 
"        vii. 


viii.  1-15. 
viii.  1G-39. 
ix.  1-13. 
ix.  14-33. 


FOR   THE    FAMILY. 


321 


TWELFTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIRST    1 

SE 

COND    LESSC 

Romans 

xi. 

Monday  

XXV 

a 

xii. 

" 

xxvi.,  xxvn. 

xxviii. 

Xlll. 

Wednesday .... 

H 

it 

XIV. 

tt 
it 
it 

a 
a 

xv.  1-13. 

xv.  14-33. 

xvi. 

Sunday 

My n Jay  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 

Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


THIRTEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

ION.  SECOND    LESSON. 


Ezekiel  xxxiii. 
"        xxxiv. 


xxxv 

xxxviii. 
xxxix.  . 
xxxvi.  . 
xxxvii.. 


iCtS 

XX. 

xxi. 

" 

XXll., 

xxni 

tt 

XXIV., 

xxvi. 

XXV. 

tt 

xxvn. 
xxviii 

FOURTEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  

Wednesday  . 
Thursday  ... 

Friday 

Saturday 


FIRST    LESSON. 


Isaiah  xiii.,  xiv. . 

"  xxi.  1-10. 

"  xl 

"  xli 

"  xlii 

"  xliii 

"  xliv 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Ephesians  i.  1-14. 

"  i.  15,  ii.  1-10. 

"  ii.  11,  iii. 

"  iv.  1-17. 

"  iv.  18. 

"  v.,  vi.  1-9. 

"  vi.  10. 


FIFTEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday  

Monday  .. .. 
Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday  ...... 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Isaiah  xiv.,  xlvi 

"  xlvii 

"  xlviii 

"  xlix.  9-13 

"  xlix.  14— 1.3.. 

"  1.4 

"  li.,  Iii.  1-12. . 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Colossians  i. 

"  ii.,  iii.  1—4. 

"  iii.  5,  iv. 

Philemon. 
Philippians  i.  1-26. 

"  i.  27,  ii. 

"  iii.,  iv. 


Sunday  

Monday   .... 

lay  .... 

M-sday 
Thin 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


SIXTEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIRST   LESSON. 


Isaiah  Iii.  13,  liii. 

liv 

"        lv 

"        hi.  1-8 

"        hi.  9.  lvii. 

"        lviii 

"        lix 


SECOND    LESSON. 


1  Timothy  i. 


iii.  1-13. 
iii.  14  to  iv.  10. 
iv.  lltov.  16. 
v.  17. 


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Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday 

Wednesday .. 
Thursday  ...., 

Friday 

Saturday , 

Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  

Wednesday  . .. 
Thursday  ..... 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  

Wednesday ... 

Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  

W<  dnesday  ... 

Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday  

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday .. 
Thursday..... 

Friday 

Saturday 


SEVENTEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

ION.  SECOND    LESSON. 


Isaiah  lx 

lxi 

"        lxii.,  ixiii.  1-6. 
"        Ixiii.  7,  lxiv 

Ixv 

"        Ixvi 

Psalm  cxxxvii 


Titus  i. 

"      ii. 

"      iii. 
2  Timothy  i. 


EIGHTEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Ezra  i.,  ii.  64—70.,  iii.,  iv.1-5. 

"     iv.  i'4,  v.,  vi 

Haggai  i.,  ii 

Zechariah  i.,  ii 

"  iii.,  iv 

"  v.,  vi 

"      .    vii.,  viii 


SECOND    LESSON. 

Hebrews  i. 
ii. 

iii.,  iv. 
v. 
vi. 
vii. 
viii. 


NINETEENTH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


FIRST    LESSON. 

Ezra  iv.  6-23,  vii.,  viii 

"     ix.,  x.  1-17 

Nehemiah  L,  ii.,  iii 

"  iv.,  v.,  vi 

"  vii.  1-5,  70-73, viii 

"  ix.,  x.,  xi.  1-20... 

"  xii.  27,  xiii 


THE  FOURTH  WEEK  BEFORE  ADVENT. 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Hebrews 

ix.  1-14 

« 

ix.  1 5. 

u 

x.  1-18. 

a 

x.  19. 

it 

xi. 

tt 

Xll. 

" 

Xlll. 

FIRST   LESSON. 


Malachi  i.,  ii.  1-16.... 

"  ii.  17,  iii.,  iv. 

Daniel  i..  ii 

"       iii..  iv 

"       v.,  vi 

"  vii.,  viii.,  ix... 

"       x.,  xi.,  xii 


SECOND  LESSON. 


John  xxi.  1-23. 
1  John  i.,  ii. 


2  John. 

3  John. 


THE  THIRD  WEEK  BEFORE  ADVENT. 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Psalm  xc,  iii.,  iv 

"        vii.,  xi 

"  xx..  xxi.,  xxiii..  xxvii 

"        xviii 

"        xxiv..  xcvi 

"        li.,  xxxii 

"        ii..  xl.,  lxxii 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Revelation  i. 


iv.,  v.,  vi. 
vii.,  viii.,  ix.  1-12. 
ix.  13,  x.,  xi. 
xii.,  xiii. 


FOR    THE    FAMILY. 


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THE  SECOND  WEEK  BEFORE  ADVENT. 


Sunday 

Monday  

Tuesday  .... 
Wednesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Fsalm  lxxvi.,  sciv 

fix 

"      fxl..cxli..fxlii..fxliii... 

"      fi.,  f  x 

"  txx..fxxi..c-xxii.,fxxiii 
"  Xfi..  xcii.,  xciii..  XGV... 
"      xcvii.,  xcviii.,  xcix.,  c... 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Revelation 

xiv.  1-13. 

" 

xiv.  14. 

u 

xv. 

«< 

xvi.  1-8. 

« 

xvi.  9. 

u 

xvii. 

it 

xviii. 

THE  WEEK  BEFORE  ADVENT. 


Sunday  

Monday  .... 
Tuesday  .... 
We  Inesday 
Thursday  .. 

Friday 

Saturday.... 


FIRST   LESSON. 

Psalm  Ixxxv..  lxxxvi..  lxxxvii 
"     exxxvii.,  exxxviii., 

"    cii.,  cv [exxxix. 

"     cvi 

"     exxiv..  exxv..  exxvi 

"     exxvii.,  exxviii.,  exxix. 

"     exxx.,  exxxi.,  exxxii., 

[exxxiii. 


SECOND    LESSON. 


Revelation  xix.  1-10. 


xix.  11,  xx.  1-3. 
xx.  4. 
xxi.  1-8. 
xxi.  9,  xxii. 


Psalm  xcvi. 
"       cxlv. 


When  more  than  23  weeks  after  Trinity  Week  occur  in  any  year,  the  Lessons  for 
the  four  weeks  here  given  may  be  employed.  The  Second  Lessons  can  be  taken 
from  the  arrangements  for  the  weeks  after  Epiphany,  which  have  not  been  used. 

TWENTIETH  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Tuesday  

Wednesday  .. 
Thursday  .... 

Friday 

Saturday 


FIRST  LESSON. 

Proverbs  L,  ii 

"  iii 

"  iv 

"  v.,  vi.  1-19. 
"  vi.  20,  vii... 
"  viii 


SECOND    LESSON. 


TWENTY-FIRST  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 


Sunday  

Mod  lay  

Tuesday 

-day  .. 
Thursday  .... 
Friday 

Saturday , 


FIRST   LESSON. 


Proverbs  x.,  xi 

xii.,  xiii. 


xiv.,  xv 

xvi.,  xvii 

xviii.,  xix 

xx.,  xxi. .xxii.  1-10 
xxii.!7,xxiii.,xxiv 


SECOND  LESSO». 


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TWENTY-SECOND  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

FIRST  LESSON.  SECOND  LESSON. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Tuesday  ....... 

Wednesday ... 

Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 


Proverbs  xxv.,  xxvi 

"        xxvii 

"        xxviii.,  xxix 

"        xxx.,  xxxi 

Song  of  Solomon  i.,  ii.,  iii 

"  "        iv.,  v 

"  "         vi.,  vii.,  viii. 


Sunday  

Monday  

Tuesday 

AVednesday  ., 
Thursday  .... 

Friday 

Saturday 


TWENTY-TIIIRD  WEEK  AFTER  TRINITY. 

FIRST    LESS  SECOND   LESSON. 


Ecclesiastes  i.,  ii 

"  iii.,  iv.,  v.,  vi.  1-9. 

"  vi.  10,  vii.,  viii.  1-15. 

"  viii.l6,ix.,x.,xi.,xii 

Esther  i.,  ii.,  iii.,  iv 

"  v.,  vi.,  vii.,  viii.,  ix.,  x. 
Psalm  ciii 


PKAYEES   FOR   THE   FAMILY. 


Family  worship  should  be  observed  daily  in  every  household,  when 
the  following  prayers  niav  be  used  in  connection  with  the  reading  of  a 
portion  of  Scripture.  It  is  recommended  that  the  Scriptures  be  read 
as  directed  by  the  Calendar,  or  "Order  of  Scripture  readings  for  the 
Famil 

On  Sundays,  after  reading  the  Scriptures,  the  Family  shall  rise  and 
join  in  Baying  the  Creed. 

Then  shall  be  said,  all  kneeling,  first  the  Sunday  Collect  for  the 
week,  next  the  Prayer  for  the  particular  day  of  the  week,  and  lastly 
the  Lord's  Prayer,  in  which  all  shall  join  audibly. 


Sunday  Homing. 

0  Lord,  merciful  and  gracious  Father,  we,  Thy 
children,  adojDted  in  Jesus  Christ,  gather  around  the 
mercy-seat  with  humble  and  childlike  trust  in  Thee. 
As  Thou  makest  the  outsroinn-s  of  the  mornino;  to  re- 
joice,  so  do  Thou  make  glad  our  hearts  on  this  day  of 
sacred  rest.  Thou,  0  Lord,  art  the  true  and  only  rest 
of  the  soul,  and  our  hearts  cannot  rest  until  they  rest 
in  Thee.  Grant  us  this  day,  not  only  the  rest  of  the 
body,  but  also  some  foretaste  of  that  peace  and  joy 
which  shall  refresh  us,  when  we,  after  the  labors  of 
this  life,  shall  awake  in  Thy  likeness,  and  be  num- 
bered with  Thy  saints  in  glory  everlasting. 

28  325 


326  PEATERS   FOR   THE   FAMILY. 

0  Thou  who  hast  made  Thy  Church  Thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  chosen  it  as  Thy  rest  forever,  and  hast 
taught  us  in  Thy  Avord  not  to  forsake  the  assembling 
of  ourselves  together;  regard  in  special  mercy,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  all  those  who  meet  to-day  in  Thy  holy 
courts.  Manifest  Thyself  unto  them  as  Thou  dost 
not  unto  the  world.  Bless  unto  them  and  us  all  Thine 
ordinances;  and  may  our  worship  in  the  Church  on 
earth  prepare  us  more  fully  for  the  blessed  worship  of 
the  Church  in  heaven. 

0  adorable  Saviour,  Head  of  Thy  Church,  who  hast 
all  power  in  heaven  and  in  earth,  and  who  dost  send 
forth  Thy  servants  in  Thy  name,  to  publish  salvation 
and  make  disciples  to  Thyself;  sustain  the  Pastors  of 
Thy  flocks  at  home,  and  in  heathen  lands.  Give  them 
the  anointing  of  the  Holy  Ghost  in  their  ministra- 
tions, that  they  may  feed  the  flock  that  waiteth 
around  Thee;  comforting  the  distressed;  instructing 
the  ignorant;  warning  the  careless;  confirming  the 
doubting;  suiting  and  satisfying  the  wants  of  all  from 
the  rich  treasury  of  Thy  grace. 

Be  pleased,  0  God  of  compassion,  whose  tender 
mercies  are  over  all  Thy  works,  to  remember  this  day 
all  ranks  and  conditions  of  men.  Succor  the  needy 
and  oppressed ;  protect  and  cheer  widows  and  orphans ; 
restore  the  sick;  prepare  the  dying  for  death;  sanc- 
tify the  merciful  chastisements  of  Thy  hand  unto  all 
who  are  enduring  them;  and  grant  that  their  afflictions 
may  lead  them  to  the  exercise  of  that  godly  sorrow 
which  worketh  repentance  unto  life,  and  thus  bring 
unto  them,  in  the  life  to  come,  a  far  more  exceeding 
and  eternal  weight  of  glory,  through  the  suffering, 


PRATERS   FOR    THE    FAMILY.  327 

death,  resurrection,  and  powerful  intercession  of  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

Blessed  Jesus,  who  in  the  days  of  Thy  flesh  didst 
take  little  children  into  Thine  arms  and  bless  them, 
and  who  hast  taught  us  that  the  promise  is  to  us  and 
to  our  children,  and  didst  command  that  the  lambs  of 
the  Hock  should  be  fed;  do  Thou,  this  day,  through 
Thy  families,  and  through  Thy  Church,  call  the  lit- 
tle children  to  Thyself.  Cause  them  to  be  nurtured 
by  Thy  renewing  grace,  that  out  of  the  mouths  of 
babes  and  sucklings  Thy  name  may  be  glorified. 

Hear  our  prayer,  0  Lord,  in  heaven,  Thy  dwelling 
place.  Glorify  Thyself  in  all  that  we  do  and  suffer, 
and  lead  us  in  that  way  in  which  we  shall  best  escape 
the  pollutions  that  are  in  the  world,  and  attain  at  last 
to  the  unspeakable  joys  of  the  life  to  come  :  and  unto 
Thee,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  shall 
be  all  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Sunday  Evening. 

0  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  acknowledge  Thy 
great  goodness  toward  us,  in  granting  us  another  day 
of  holy  rest.  We  are  truly  sorry  for  the  errors  and 
Bins  of  this  day.  and  of  our  past  lives.  "We  are  grieved 
that  we  have  so  often  forgotten  Thy  presence,  autho- 
rity, and  goodness.  Merciful  God,  pardon  our  of- 
fena  b.  Especially,  0  Lord,  forgive  the  iniquity  of 
our  holy  tilings.  Correct  and  amend  what  is  amiss 
in  us.     Write  Thy  laws  in  our  hearts;  and  enable  us 


328  PRAYERS   FOR   THE   FAMILY. 

to  show  by  holy,  unblamable,  and  useful  lives,  that 
we  have  not  enjoyed  Thy  sabbaths  and  Thy  worship 
in  vain.  Thus  prepare  us  ever  more  fully  for  the 
worship  of  the  heavenly  temple,  and  for  the  enjoy- 
ment of  that  eternal  Sabbath  which  knows  no  setting 
sun. 

Grant,  0  Lord,  that  every  evening  may  remind  us 
of  the  near  approach  of  the  night  of  death.  Let  a 
deep  sense  of  our  frailty  make  us  careful  how  we  live; 
and  amid  all  the  vanity  of  this  present  life,  may  we  be 
united  by  a  living  faith,  and  by  the  power  of  the  eter- 
nal Spirit,  unto  Him  who  is  the  Resurrection  and 
the  Life;  so  that,  though  we  die,  we  may  yet  live,  be- 
cause He  lives,  and  so  escape  death  and  the  bitter 
pains  of  eternal  misery. 

Assist  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  carrying  out  the 
holy  resolutions  which  we  have  this  day  formed,  un- 
der the  gracious  movings  of  Thy  word  and  Spirit. 

0  Thou,  who  hast  all  power  in  heaven  and  in  earth, 
accompany  the  preaching  of  Thy  word,  and  the  admi- 
nistration of  Thy  sacraments,  with  the  influences  of 
Thy  Holy  Spirit.  Continue  to  us,  and  to  all  Chris- 
tian churches,  the  means  of  grace  and  salvation ;  and 
may  the  saving  truths  of  the  Gospel  be  speedily  pub- 
lished in  every  land,  that  all  the  ends  of  the  earth 
may  hear,  believe,  and  live  forever. 

Evermore  keep  and  preserve  us,  0  God  of  our  sal- 
vation, in  the  midst  of  all  dangers  to  which  we  are 
exposed,  either  in  body  or  in  soul;  and  prepare  us, 
with  meek  cheerfulness  and  Christian  resignation,  to 
receive  our  sorrows  as  well  as  our  joys  from  Thee; 
knowing  that  health  and  sielaicss,  riches  and  poverty, 


PRATERS   FOR    THE    FAMILY.  329 

yea,   all  things,  come  not  by  chance,  but  by  Thy  fa- 
therly hand. 

*  .. 

0  Thou,  to  whom  the  darkness  and  the  light  are 
both  alike,  and  who  dost  neither  slumber  nor  sleep, 
defend  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  from  all  perils  and  dan- 
gers of  this  night.  Keep  us  as  under  the  shadow  of 
Thy  wings;  that  being  quiet  from  all  fear  of  evil,  we 
may  be  brought  in  peace  to  see  the  light  of  another 
day,  invigorated  and  rightly  prepared  for  its  work. 

We  ask  all  in  the  name,  and  for  the  sake  of  Thy 
Son  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


Monday  Morning. 

0  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  by  the  rest  of 
Thy  holy  day,  and  by  the  peaceful  slumbers  of  the 
night,  hast  refreshed  our  bodies  and  souls,  we  give 
Thee  heart)'  thanks  for  Thy  great  goodness  toward 
us,  and  acknowledge  Thee  as  the  source  of  all  our 
mercies.  "We  would  enter  upon  this  new  day,  and 
upon  the  duties  of  the  week,  in  Thy  fear,  and  with  a 
child-like  dependence  on  Thee. 

As  Thou  hast  ordained  that  we  should  eat  bread  in 
the  sweat  of  our  face,  we  beseech  Thee  mercifully  to 
prosper  the  work  of  our  hands,  and  sanctify  the  fruit 
of  our  labors  and  cares  to  our  good,  to  the  good  ot 
others,  and  to  Thy  glory.  Help  us  to  carry  the  spirit 
of  Thy  holy  day  into  all  the  business  of  the  week; 
and  whilst  our  bodies  and  minds  are  engaged  in  honest 
and  useful  toil,  may  our  hearts  still  live  and  rest  in 

28* 


330  PRATERS   FOR    THE   FAMILY. 

Thee.  Save  us  from  the  spirit  of  worldliness.  Suffer 
us  not  to  seek  our  portion  in  this  life ;  and  having 
food  and  raiment,  may  we  be  therewith  content. 

0  Lord  God  uf  our  fathers,  who  dost  make  and  keep 
covenant  with  families,  and  dost  include  parents  and 
children  in  Thy  most  gracious  promises,  bless,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  this  household  dedicated  to  Thy  holy  ser- 
vice. Continue  to  provide  for  all  our  proper  wants; 
and  turn  our  hearts  daily  in  gratitude  and  love  to 
Thee,  that  being  united  in  Thy  service  in  this  life,  we 
may  together  attain  to  the  felicity  of  the  life  everlast- 
ing, through  infinite  mercy  and  grace  in  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

To  Thy  care,  0  Lord,  we  now  commend  ourselves 
for  this  day.  Let  Thy  fatherly  protection  be  over 
us.  Preserve  our  feet  from  falling,  our  eyes  from 
tears  and  our  souls  from  death;  and  enable  us  to 
walk  before  thee  in  cheerful  obedience  to  the  end  of 
life. 

Hear,  0  Lord,  ou»r  prayer ;  and  grant  us  all  things 
that  we  need,  for  this  world  and  for  that  which  is  to 
come;  since  we  ask  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


Monday  Evening. 

Almighty  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  through  Him  our  Father,  and  the  source 
of  all  our  mercies,  blessed  be  Thy  name  for  Thy 


PRATERS   FOR   THE   FAMILY.  331 

grac.ous  protection  this  day.  Thy  goodness  is  new 
every  morning,  and  Thy  Faithfulness  every  night. 
0  that  there  were  such  hearts  in  us  that  we  might 
fear  Thee,  and  keep  Thy  commandments  always. 

0  Holy  Spirit,  proceeding  from  the  Father  and  the 
Son,  Spirit  of  promise  and  Sanctifier  of  them  that 
believe,  dwell  Thou  in  us  as  the  Spirit  of  holiness. 
Purge  our  hearts  from  all  evil  passions  and  desires, 
from  envy,  hatred,  and  malice :  that  we  may  never 
suller  the  sun  to  go  down  upon  our  wrath,  but  may 
always  seek  our  rest  with  a  conscience  void  of  of- 
fence toward  Thee  and  toward  all  men. 

0  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  beseech  Thee  to 
look  graciously  upon  this  family.  Bless  us  in  body 
and  soul;  in  basket  and  store;  in  our  going  out  and 
coming  in,  and  in  all  that  concerns  us.  Above  all, 
bless  us  with  spiritual  blessings;  with  a  pure  heart 
and  a  sound  mind;  with  contempt  of  the  world,  and 
a  firm  trust  in  Thee;  with  a  grateful  sense  of  Thy 
kindness,  and  a  soul  full  of  love;  with  a  knowledge 
of  Thy  will,  and  a  desire  to  perform  it;  with  the 
assistance  of  Thy  Spirit,  and  a  sure  and  joyful  hope 
of  everlasting  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

With  these  prayers  in  our  own  behalf,  accept,  0 
Lord,  our  hearty  intercessions  for  all  mankind.  Let 
the  light  of  Thy  Gospel  shine  on  all  nations.  Be  es- 
pecially  gracious  to  the  land  in  which  we  dwell. 
Bless  all  who  are  in  authority  over  us.  So  rule 
their  hearts,  and  strengthen  their  hands,  that  they 
muy  want  neither  will  nor  power  to  punish  wicked- 
ii'  bs,  and  to  encourage  and  support  true  piety. 

0  Lord,  we  now  commit  ourselves  to  Thy  watch- 


332  PRAYERS   FOR   THE    FAMILY. 

ful  care  during  the  night.  Make  us  to  rest  in  safety, 
and  to  be  quiet  from  fear  of  evil.  Let  our  thoughts 
be  serious  and  devout  when  we  lie  down :  and  when 
we  awake  may  we  be  still  with  Thee.  0  Thou 
Keeper  of  Israel,  who  dost  neither  slumber  nor  sleep, 
be  Thou  evermore  our  guardian;  and  when  we  lie 
down  in  the  grave,  be  Thou  the  comfort  and  strength 
of  our  hearts,  and  our  portion  forever;  through  the 
abounding  mercy  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Tuesday  Morning. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  acknow- 
ledge with  grateful  hearts  Thy  goodness,  which  is  re- 
newed unto  us  from  day  to  day.  When  we  lay  in 
defenceless  sleep  thy  power  was  beneath  us,  and  Thy 
protection  around  us.  While  others  have  spent  the 
night  in  sighs  and  tears,  in  restlessness  and  painful 
watchings,  in  sickness  and  in  struggles  with  death, 
Thou  hast  granted  unto  us  a  comfortable  and  re- 
freshing repose.  Blessed  be  Thy  name,  0  Lord  of 
our  life,  for  all  Thy  goodness  and  love  toward  us. 

Help  us  with  a  believing  heart  to  embrace  all  the 
sufferings  and  death  of  Christ,  whereby  we  may  ob- 
tain the  forgiveness  of  our  sins,  and  become  more  and 
more  united  to  His  sacred  body  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
who  dwells  both  in  Christ  and  in  us.  Enable  us  to 
crucify  the  flesh  with  the  affections  and  lusts  thereof, 
so  that  sin  may  no  more  have  dominion  over  us: 


PRATERS   FOR    THE    FAMILY.  333 

and  grant  us  grace  to  oiler  ourselves  unto  Ilim  a 
sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  and  praise,  in  body  and  in 
soul,  in  this  life,  and  to  obtain  in  the  world  to  come 
life  everlasting. 

Defend  us,  0  Lord,  this  day.  from  all  motions  of 
sin  in  our  own  hearts,  and  from  all  hurtful  influences 
from  the  world  and  evil  spirits.  In  our  greatest 
temptations  be  thou  nearest  to  us  by  Thy  sustaining 
and  conquering  power;  and  as  Thou,  blessed  Sa- 
viour, didst  overcome  the  Tempter  hi  the  wilderness, 
so  do  Thou  overcome  his  wiles  in  us  by  thy  victori- 
OUS  grace. 

Grant  us,  0  Lord,  the  spirit  of  cheerful  resignation 
to  Thy  good  and  holy  will,  that  amid  all  the  changes 
of  this  mortal  life,  we  may  be  patient  in  adversity, 
thankful  in  prosperity,  and  for  what  is  future,  have 
good  confidence  in  our  faithful  God  and  Father,  that 
no  creature  shall  separate  us  from  His  love. 

Grant  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  be  just  and 
upright  in  all  our  dealings;  quiet  and  peaceable 
among  our  neighbors;  full  of  compassion  towards  the 
needy  and  afflicted;  and  ever  ready  to  do  good  to  all 
men;  that  so  walking  faithfully  before  Thee  all  our 
days,  and  being  found  watching  whenever  our  ap- 
pointed time  shall  come,  we  may,  from  a  life  of 
grace,  be  tr  nslated  into  a  life  of  glory;  through  the 
merits  and  mediation  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


334  PRAYERS   FOR   THE    FAMILY. 


Tuesday  Evening. 


Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly 
Father,  who  hast  brought  us  in  safety  to  the  close  of 
another  day;  regard,  we  beseech  Thee,  our  prayer, 
and  the  prayers  of  all  Thy  people,  and  pardon  our 
sins,  according  to  Thy  loving-kindness  and  tender 
mercy  in  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Accept,  0  Lord,  our  evening  sacrifice,  and  pour  out 
upon  us  the  fulness  of  Thy  grace.  Guard  and  de- 
fend us  by  Thy  holy  angels;  preserve  us  from  all 
harm  and  danger,  both  of  soul  and  body;  and  give 
us  grace,  that  we  may  spend  this  evening  and  night, 
and  all  the  nights  and  days  of  our  sojourn  upon 
earth,  to  Thy  honor  and  glory. 

0  Lord  Jesus,  Thou  once  crucified,  but  now  ex- 
alted Saviour,  we  bless  Thee  for  Thy  humiliation; 
for  Thine  incarnation;  for  Thy  life  of  patient  suffer- 
ing; tor  Thine  agony  in  the  garden;  for  Thy  groans 
and  prayers  on  the  cross;  and  for  Thine  atoning 
death.  We  bless  Thee,  also,  for  Thy  triumphant 
resurrection ;  for  Thy  glorious  ascension  into  heaven  ; 
and  for  Thine  intercession  before  the  Father,  as  our 
Advocate  and  Mediator. 

Let  the  same  mind  be  in  us,  0  Lord,  which  was 
also  in  Thee,  that  we  may  follow  Thee  in  Thy  hu- 
mility; bear  reproach  as  meekly  as  Thou  didst  bear 
it;  and  forgive  our  enemies,  as  Thou  forgavest  Thy 
murderers.  When  we  die,  may  we  die  in  Thee; 
commendino:  our  souls  into  the  hands  of  our  hea- 


PRAYERS    FOR   THE   FAMILY.  SoO 

venly  Father,  with  the  full  assurance  of  being  raised 
up  at  the  last  day  in  Thine  own  glorious  image. 

0  Lord,  our  gracious  Redeemer,  we  now  commit 
ourselves  into  Thy  hands.  Be  with  us  when  we  lie 
down,  and  when  we  rise  up;  be  with  us  in  sickness 
and  in  health;  and  in  the  hour  of  death,  forsake  us 
not,  0  most  merciful  Saviour,  but  grant  us  a  calm 
and  peaceful  departure  out  of  this  world,  and  a  tri- 
umphant entrance  into  Thy  heavenly  kingdom.  And 
all  the  glory  shall  be  given  to  Thee,  who,  with  the 
Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  art  alone  worthy  of  all 
praise  and  glory,  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 


Wednesday  Horning. 

0  Thou  Shepherd  of  Israel,  who  dost  neither 
slumber  nor  sleep,  under  Thy  providential  care  we 
have  rested  securely  during  another  night,  for  which 
we  now  render  Thee  our  humble  and  unfeigned 
thanks.  We  have  slept  and  awaked,  and  lo!  Thou 
art  still  with  us;  and  we  are  yet  among  the  living  to 
praise  Thee.  Blessed  be  Thy  holy  name  forever  and 
P.  Our  voice  shalt  Thou  hear  in  the  morning,  0 
Lord;  in  the  morning  will  we  direct  our  prayer  unto 
Thee,  and  will  look  up.  Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in 
wickedness,  neither  can  any  evil  dwell  with  Thee; 
but  thy  delight  is  in  all  that  call  upon  Thee,  and 
Thou  wilt  bless  such  as  are  of  an  humble  and  a  con- 
trite heart. 


33G  PRAYERS   FOR   TIIE    FAMILY. 

Grant  us  grace  to  begin  this  day  in  Thy  fear,  and 
to  end  it  to  Thy  glory.  We  are  weak;  be  Thou  our 
strength.  We  are  ignorant  and  do  easily  err;  be 
Thou  our  light  and  our  guide.  We  are  prone  to 
thoughtlessness  and  vanity;  keep  us  mindful,  we  en- 
oat  Thee,  of  death  and  of  judgment,  to  the  end 
tuat  we  may  live  soberly,  righteously,  and  godly  in 
this  present  evil  world. 

0  Thou  omniscient  and  holy  Lord  God,  we  humbly 
confess  before  Thee  our  sins  and  infirmities.  Though 
Thou  didst  originally  create  us  good,  after  Thine  own 
image,  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness,  yet  has  our 
nature  fallen,  and  we  are  conceived  and  born  in  sin. 
Create  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  a  clean  heart,  and  re- 
new a*  right  spirit  within  us.  Make  us  by  true  faith 
partakers  of  Christ  and  all  his  benefits ;  and  grant  us 
the  Holy  Ghost  that  He  may  comfort  and  abide  with 
us  forever. 

0  Lord,  as  thou  hast  called  us  to  serve  one  another, 
and  the  generation  in  which  we  live,  give  us  strength 
to  go  forth  to  our  daily  duties  with  cheerfulness,  and 
in  humble  dependence  upon  Thy  help.  Prosper  our 
labors,  and  let  the  work  of  our  hands  be  established 
upon  us  for  Thy  praise. 

Bless  this  family,  and  grant  us  grace  to  love  and 
fear  Thee.  Bless  our  kindred,  friends,  and  neigh- 
bors. Reward  all  that  have  done  us  good;  and  par- 
don those  who  have  done  or  wished  us  evil.  Be 
merciful  to  all  who  are  in  any  trouble  or  affliction; 
and  do  Thou,  0  God  of  pity  and  compassion,  grant 
them  help  and  comfort  according  to  their  need,  for 
the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and 


PRATEBS    FOR  THE    FAMILY.  337 

neth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


Wednesday  Evening. 

Most  gracious  and  merciful  God,  who  art  of  purer 
eyes  than  to  behold  iniquity,  and  hast  promised  mercy 
and  forgiveness  to  all  them  who  confess  and  forsake 
their  sins,  we  come  before  Thee  with  an  humble  sense 
of  our  own  unworthiness,  acknowledging  our  manifold 
transgressions  of  Thy  righteous  law,  in  thought,  in 
word,  and  in  deed.  We  have  every  day  done  those 
things  which  Thou  hast  forbidden,  and  left  tmdone 
those  things  which  Thou  hast  commanded;  so  that, 
when  we  look  upon  our  past  lives,  and  remember  that 
Thou  knowest  our  most  secret  sins,  we  are  afraid  of 
Thy  judgments,  and  ashamed  to  lift  up  our  eyes  unto 
Thee.  But,  0  gracious  Father,  who  desirest  not  the 
death  of  a  sinner,  look  upon  us.  we  beseech  Thee,  in 
Tliv  Son  Jesus  Christ,  and,  for  the  merits  of  His  suf- 
ferings, be  merciful  unto  us,  and  grant  unto  us  the 
full  and  free  forgiveness  of  our  sins. 

May  the  Spirit  of  Christ  ever  rule  and  live  in  us, 
inspiring  our  hearts  with  a  sincere  love  of  Thee,  0 
God;  with  an  earnest  desire  to  please  Thee,  and  with 
a  dread  of  offending  Thee.  Sanctify  us  wholly,  we 
b.  seech  Thee,  that  our  souls  and  bodies  may  be  pre- 
served blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Chri>t. 

Help  us,  Q  Lord,  to  possess  our  souls  in  patience 

29  W 


338  PRAYERS    FOR    THE    FAMILY. 

amidst  all  the  changes  of  this  mortal  life.  Give  us  a 
cheerful  faith,  a  joyful  hope,  and  a  peaceful  love. 
From  gloominess  of  mind,  from  repinings,  from  dejec- 
tion of  spirit,  from  distrust  of  Thy  mercies,  and  from 
fear  of  death,  good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

We  humbly  pray  for  all  mankind,  especially  for 
our  kindred  and  friends,  that  they  may  receive  mer- 
cies suitable  to  their  wants.  If  any  are  estranged 
from  Thee,  draw  them  to  Thyself  by  Thy  good  Spirit 
and  grace,  that  as  they  share  in  Thy  goodness  here, 
they  may  partake  afso  of  Thy  glory  hereafter,  through 
the  great  mercy  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Bless,  0  Lord,  the  poor  and  needy,  the  sick  and 
afflicted,  the  wretched  and  distressed.  Have  compas- 
sion upon  all  ranks  and  conditions  of  men.  Sanctify 
the  afflictions  of  Thy  hand  unto  those  who  endure 
them,  and  in  Thine  own  good  time  turn  their  sorrow 
into  joy. 

We  beseech  The.e,  0  Lord,  to  continue  Thy  gracious 
protection  to  us  this  night.  Into  Thy  hands  we  com- 
mend ourselves,  and  all  things  that  belong  to  us.  Be 
pleased  to  watch  over  us,  0  Thou  who  dost  neither 
slumber  nor  sleep.  Defend  us  from  danger  and  mis- 
chief, and  from  the  dread  and  fear  of  evil :  to  the  end 
that  we  may  enjoy  such  quiet  and  refreshing  sleep  as 
may  fit  us  for  the  duties  of  the  coming  clay. 

0  Lord,  make  us  ever  mindful  of  that  time  when 
we  shall  lie  down  in  the  dust;  and  grant  us  grace  al- 
wa}7s  so  to  live,  that  we  may  never  be  afraid  to  die; 
but  that,  whether  we  live  we  may  live  unto  Thee,  and 
whether  we  die  we  may  die  unto  Thee;  that  so  living 


PRAYERS    FOR    THE    FAMILY.  339 

and  dying,  we  may  be  Thine,  through  the  merits  and 
satisfaction  of  Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.    Amen. 


Thursday  Morning, 

0  God,  our  God,  early  will  we  seek  Thee.  Thy 
mercies  are  new  unto  us  every  morning,  and  call  for 
new  expressions  of  gratitude  to  Thee,  the  Giver  of  all 
good.  For  the  rest  of  the  night,  for  the  light  of  ano- 
ther day,  and  for  the  comforts  which  now  surround 
us.  we  praise  Thee,  0  Lord  our  God.  Help  us  to  feel 
more  deeply  that  we  owe  our  life  and  all  its  blessings 
to  Thy  fatherly  love  and  care. 

We  come  unto  Thee  as  Thy  children.  0  give  us 
the  spirit  of  adoption  whereby  we  may  cry,  Abba  Fa- 
ther; and  loving  Thee,  who  hast  first  loved  us,  may 
have  grace  to  dedicate  ourselves  anew  to  Thy  blessed 
service,  in  body  and  in  soul. 

0  Holy  Saviour,  who  hast  redeemed  and  delivered 
us  from  our  sins,  renew  us  also  by  the  Holy  Ghost 
alter  Thine  own  image:  that  so  we  may  testify,  by 
our  whole  life,  our  gratitude  to  Thee  for  Thy  great 
love  and  mercy  to  us;  that  every  one  of  us  may  be 
assured  in  ourselves  of  our  faith,  by  the  fruits  thereof; 
and  that,  by  godly  walk  and  conversation,  we  may 
win  others  also  unto  Christ. 

Grant  us  grace,  0  Lord,  to  flee  from  every  tempta- 
tion that  may  this  day  assail  us,  and  to  overcome  the 
power  of  sin  in  our  hearts.  May  we  rightly  acknow- 
ledge Thee,  the  onhy  true  God;  trust  in  Thee  alone; 


340  PRAYERS    FOR    THE    FAMILY. 

with  humility  and  patience  expect  all  good  from  Thee 
only:  love,  fear,  and  honor  Thee  with  our  whole 
heart:  so  as  rather  to  renounce  all  creatures  than  do 
the  least  thing  against  Thy  will. 

Bestow  upon  us,  0  most  merciful  Father,  what  is 
needful  for  us,  and  give  us  grace  not  to  abuse  Thy 
favors.  Give  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  contented  minds, 
and  help  us  to  regard  with  compassion  the  wants  and 
sorrows  of  others. 

0  God,  our  Saviour,  who  art  the  hope  of  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  remember,  we  beseech  Thee,  the 
children  of  affliction  and  sorrow.  Heal  the  sick;  pro- 
vide for  the  poor;  befriend  the  forsaken;  and  be  a 
helper  to  the  helpless. 

We  now  resign  ourselves,  Almighty  Father,  into 
Thy  hands.  Let  Thy  mercy  be  upon  us  according  as 
we  hope  in  Thee.  Guide  us  by  Thy  counsel  while 
we  live,  and  afterwards  receive  us  to  Thy  heavenly 
glory,  through  infinite  riches  of  grace  in  Christ  Jesus 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


Thursday  Evening. 


Most  merciful  God,  from  heaven,  the  habitation  of 
Thy  holiness,  look  down  upon  us  and  accept  the  con- 
fession of  our  sins,  with  our  evening'  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving and  praise.  We  acknowledge  our  un worthi- 
ness, and  the  frailty  and  perverseness  of  our  corrupt 
nature,  through  which  we  daily  transgress  Thy  just 


PRATERS   FOR    TUT    FAMILY.  341 

and  holy  laws.  Have  mercy  upon  us,  0  Lord,  and 
pardon  us,  for  the  Bake  of  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  our  ad- 
vocate with  Thee.  Wash  our  souls  from  the  defile- 
ments of  this  day  in  His  most  precious  blood,  that  we 
may  go  to  our  rest,  comforted  by  Thy  grace,  and 
sanctified  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit. 

Kind  and  gracious  Father,  we  give  Thee  unfeigned 
thanks,  for  all  Thy  mercies  bestowed  upon  us  :  for  our 
being;  for  our  powers  of  mind  and  body;  for  health, 
friends,  food,  and  raiment;  for  Thy  patience  with  us, 
notwithstanding  our  many  and  great  provocations;  for 
the  direction,  assistance,  and  comfort  of  Thy  Holy 
Spirit ;  for  Thy  continual  care  and  watchful  provi- 
dence over  us,  through  the  whole  course  of  our  lives ; 
and  particularly  for  the*  favors  and  benefits  of  the 
past  day.  We  beseech  Thee,  continue  these  blessings 
to  us,  and  enable  us  to  show  forth  our  gratitude  for 
them,  by  sincere  obedience  to  Thy  holy  laws,  and  en- 
tire devotion  to  Thee,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

0  Lord,  take  away  from  us  all  ignorance,  hardness 
of  heart,  and  undue  carefulness  for  the  things  of  this 
life.  Help  us  as  a  household  to  fear  Thee,  sincerely 
to  Beek  Thy  glory,  and  to  put  our  whole  trust  in  Thy 
mercy. 

Make  us  mindful  that  as  we  have  now  come  to  the 
end  of  another  day,  so  the  end  of  life  is  at  hand;  and 
as  we  know  neither  the  day  nor  the  hour  of  our  Mas- 
ter's coming,  grant  us  grace  so  to  live,  that,  when 
Thou  shalt  call  us  hence,  we  may  not  be  afraid  to  die  ; 
but  stand  prepared  always  to  meet  Thee  in  peace. 

Be  pleased  to  watch  over  us  this  night,  and  spread 
the  wings  of  Thy  protection  around  our  resting  place. 


342  PRATERS    FOR    THE    FAMILY. 

Preserve  us  from  sin  and  harm,  and  from  the  malice 
of  the  spirits  of  darkness.  Visit  us  with  refreshing 
sleep;  cause  us  to  rest  safely  in  the  arms  of  Thy  love; 
and  raise  us  up  again  in  health  and  peace.  Thus 
may  all  our  days  and  nights  be  spent  with  Thee  in 
Thy  blessed  service,  till  we  awake  in  Thy  likeness 
and  reign  with  Thee  in  everlasting  joy;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Friday  Horning, 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  in  whom  we  live, 
and  move,  and  have  our  being,  we  render  thanks  unto 
Thee,  for  Thy  kind  care  over  us  during  the  night 
that  is  past.  Since  of  Thy  great  mercy  another  day 
has  dawned  upon  us,  we  once  more  consecrate  our- 
selves in  soul  and  body  to  Thy  service.  We  re- 
nounce the  works  of  darkness :  cause  us  to  walk  in 
the  light  of  Thy  countenance.  We  renounce  the 
vanities  of  the  world ;  help  us  to  seek  after  the  en- 
during substance  that  is  laid  up  with  Thee  in  heaven. 
We  renounce  the  sinful  lusts  of  the  flesh :  enable  us 
to  walk  in  the  Spirit,  In  these  desires  and  purposes, 
do  Thou,  most  merciful  God,  confirm  and  strengthen 
us  by  Thine  ever  present  grace. 

We  humbly  confess  before  Thee,  0  Lord,  our  guilt, 
and  beseech  Thee  to  pardon  our  sins  and  transgres- 
sions. Create  in  us  a  clean  heart,  and  renew  a  right 
spirit  within  us,  that  we  may  have  power  to  serve 
Thee  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness  all  our  days. 


PRATERS    FOR    THE    FAMILY.  343 

Give  us,  0  Lord,  an  abiding  sense  of  the  vanity 
and  shortness  of  this  mortal  life.  Seeing  that  the 
i  of  man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  we  think  not, 
may  we  be  always  ready ;  that  so  the  dread  sum- 
mons may  not  come  upon  us  unawares ;  but  that, 
Inning  our  loins  girt  about,  and  our  lamps  burning, 
we  may  be  like  those  that  wait  for  their  Lord. 

Accept,  0  Lord,  our  earnest  intercessions  for  all 
mankind.  Cause  Thy  glorious  Gospel  to  be  pro- 
claimed among  all  nations.  Bless  Thy  Church,  pur- 
chased with  Thine  own  most  precious  blood.  Clothe 
ln-r  ministers  with  salvation;  and  may  earth's  millions 
of  sinning,  sorrowing,  and  suffering  souls,  find  their 
home  and  their  rest  in  her  bosom. 

Bless  our  kindred  and  friends:  those  who  are  in 
sin,  0  Lord,  convert;  strengthen  and  confirm  those 
who  are  in  grace.  Unite  us  to  one  another  by  mu- 
tual love,  and  to  Thyself,  by  continual  piety  and 
faith,  through  the  merits  of  Thy  blessed  Son,  our 
Saviour. 

Be  merciful  to  those  who  are  in  any  trouble  or  af- 
fliction in  mind,  body,  or  outward  estate.  Eaise  up 
helpers  to  such  as  are  in  want;  and  administer  grace 
and  comfort  to  all,  according  to  their  several  necessi- 
ties, for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Friday  Ecenhifj. 

Eternal  and  infinitely  glorious  God,  the  great 
Creator,  gracious  Preserver,  and  wise  Governor  of  the 
world,  we,  Thy  sinful  and  unworthy  servants,  bow 


344  PRAYERS    FOR  THE  FAMILY. 

before  Thee  at  this  time  to  present  our  prayers  and 
supplications  at  the  throne  of  Thy  heavenly  grace. 

Thou,  Lord,  art  never  weary  in  doing  us  good;  but 
alas!  we  acknowledge  with  shame  that  we  have  been 
guilty  of  great  ingratitude  towards  Thee.  We  have 
been  unprofitable  servants:  we  have  neglected  much 
of  our  duty;  we  have  followed  too  often  the  inclina- 
tions of  our  corrupt  nature;  and  instead  of  loving 
Thee,  and  delighting  in  Thee,  we  have  been  too 
eagerly  and  fondly  pursuing  the  things  of  this  world. 
Enter  not  into  judgment  with  us,  0  Lord,  whom 
Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  most  precious  blood. 
Let  Thy  goodness  and  forbearance  lead  us  to  repent- 
ance; and  of  Thy  great  mercy,  0  Lord,  deliver  us 
not  into  the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death.  Spare  us, 
good  Lord,  spare  Thy  servants,  and  be  not  angry  with 
us  for  ever. 

0  Lord,  enlighten  our  understandings,  that  we  may 
know  Thee;  sanctify  our  affections,  that  we  may  love 
Thee  :  and  put  Thy  fear  into  our  hearts,  that  we  may 
dread  to  offend  Thee.  Convince  us  thoroughly,  we 
beseech  Thee,  of  the  great  evil  of  sin,  that  we  may 
hate  it,  and  endeavor  in  all  things  to  obey  Thy 
blessed  will,  and  to  walk' before  Thee  in  holiness  and 
righteousness  all  our  days. 

Impress  us,  0  Lord,  with  a  lively  and  abiding 
sense  of  the  frailty  of  our  lives,  the  certainty  of  judg- 
ment, the  unspeakable  glories  of  heaven,  and  the 
most  dreadful  torments  of  hell ;  that  Ave  may  be  moved 
in  good  earnest  to  lay  hold  of  salvation,  and  never  be 
so  foolish  as  to  prefer  the  pleasures  of  sin,  which  are 
but  for  a  season,  to  that  everlasting  fulness  of  joy, 
which  is  in  Thy  presence  for  evermore. 


PRAYERS   FOR   THE    FAMILY.  345 

Establish,  O  Lord,  and  greatly  enlarge,  the  bor- 
ders of  Thv  Church;  and  grant  that  the  knowledge 
of  Thy  name,  and  the  consolations  of  Thy  grace,  may 
soon  iill  every  land  and  all  hearts.  Let  the  wicked- 
ness of  the  wicked  come  to  an  end,  and  do  Thou  es- 
tablish and  increase  the  just. 

We  humbly  commend  ourselves  this  night  to  Thy 
blessing  and  protection.  Give  us,  0  Lord,  the  com- 
fortable refreshment  of  a  quiet  and  undisturbed  sleep. 
Defend  us  from  evil,  and  from  all  fear  and  dread. 
Preserve  us  especially  from  the  evil  of  sin,  and  from 
the  assaults  of  our  spiritual  enemies;  and  let  Thy 
goodness  and  mercy  follow  us  all  the  days  of  our  life," 
for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Saturday  Morning, 

0  God,  by  whom  the  whole  world  is  governed  and 
preserved,  we  give  Thee  humble  thanks  for  Thy 
fatherly  care  over  us,  in  preserving  us  from  the  dan- 
gers of  the  night  which  is  past,  and  in  bringing  us 
s;ilil  v  to  the  beginning  of  another  day. 

We  gratefully  acknowledge  our  dependence  on 
Thee  for  the  necessities,  conveniences,  and  comforts 
of  our  daily  life;  for  the  means  of  our  well-being  in 
this  world;  and  for  the  hope  of  everlasting  happiness 
in  the  world  to  come. 

We  give  Thee  thanks  for.  the  gift  of  Thy  Son,  our 
Saviour;  for  the  gift  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  our  Sancti- 
on- and  Comforter;  for  the  institution  of  Thy  Church, 
the  mother  of  us  all;  for  the  light  of  Thy  glorious 
Gospel,  and  the  helps  of  Th}-  grace ;  and  for  the  pre- 


346  PRAYERS  FOR  THE  FAMILY. 

cious  promises  of  pardon,  through  Thy  Son  Christ 
Jesus,  in  whose  blood  we  have  the  atonement. 

Give  us  always,  we  beseech  Thee,  such  a  tender 
sense  of  Thy  mercies,  that  we  may  be  truly  thank- 
ful for  them.  Save  us  from  hardness  of  heart,  and 
from  blindness  of  mind,  that  we  may  never  neglect  or 
abuse  Thy  grace.  Enable  us  honestly  to  improve 
all  the  talents  which  Thou  hast  committed  to  our 
trust;  and  let  no  worldly  business,  nor  love  of  plea- 
sure, draw  our  minds  or  hearts  from  the  solemn  con- 
cerns of  the  life  to  come. 

Let  Thy  blessing,  0  Lord,  be  upon  our  persons, 
upon  our  labors,  upon  our  substance,  and  upon  all 
that  belongs  to  us.  In  prosperity  may  we  not  forget 
Thee,  and  in  adversity  may  we  still  trust  in  Thy 
wisdom,  mercy,  and  love;  assured  that  whatever 
evils  Thou  dost  send  upon  us  in  this  vale  of  tears, 
Thou  wilt  turn  them  to  our  good. 

Defend  us,  0  Lord,  and  those  Avho  are  near  and 
dear  to  us,  against  the  assaults  of  our  enemies.  Grant 
that  this  day  we  fall  into  no  sin,  neither  run  into  any 
kind  of  danger.  May  all  our  doings  be  ordered  by 
Thee,  and  meet  with  Thy  favor  and  blessing;  that 
so  we  may  walk,  0  Lord,  in  the  light  of  Thy  coun- 
tenance. 

Into  Thy  hands,  gracious  Father,  we  now  com- 
mend ourselves  for  this  day,  and  for  all  coming  time. 
Glorify  Thyself  in  all  that  we  do  and  suffer ;  and 
grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  this  world  knowledge 
of  Thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come  life  everlast- 
ing ;  through  the  mercy  and  mediation  of  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 


PRAYERS  FOB   THE  FAMILY.  347 

one  God,  be  all  honor  and  glory,  as  it  was  in  the  be- 
ginning, is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


Saturday  Evening. 

0  Lord  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  who  hast  brought 
us  safely  through  another  day.  and  to  the  close  of  an- 
other week,  unto  Thee  we  render  our  humble  and 
hearty  thanks.  Give  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  a  due 
sense  of  the  manifold  favors  Thou  hast  bestowed 
upon  us  through  life;  and  especially  teach  us  to 
value,  as  we  ought,  Thy  great  mercy  in  Christ  Jesus 
our  Lord,  through  whom  alone  we  enjoy  the  means 
of  -race,  and  the  hope  of  glory. 

We  confess,  0  Lord,  that  we  have  not  served  Thee 
according  to  the  measure  of  our  knowledge  and  abi- 
lit  v.  We  have  again  and  again  broken  Thy  laws 
and  commandments;  we  have  too  much  neglected 
Thy  warnings;  we  have  resisted  the  quiet  influences 
of  Thy  Holy  Spirit;  and  we  have  just  cause  to  fear 
Thv  righteous  judgments.  We  acknowledge  and  be- 
wail  our  unworthiness.  O  merciful  Father,  accept 
our  penitence,  and  give  us  the  comforting  assurance 
of  pardon.  By  Thy  manifold  and  great  mercies;  by 
the  all-sufficient  merits  of  Thy  blessed  Son,  Jesus 
Christ;  by  His  agony  and  bloody  sweat;  by  His  bit> 
ter  cross  and  passion;  by  His  glorious  resurrection 
and  ascension ;  by  His  continual  intercession  for  us  at 
Thy  right  hand;  and  by  the  grace  and  coir  forts  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  good  Lord,  deliver  us. 


343  PRAYERS    FOR    THE    FAMILY. 

In  all  the  changes  and  trials  of  this  mortal  life;  in 
all  time  of  our  prosperity  and  in  all  time  of  our  ad- 
versity: in  the  hour  of  death  and  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment, good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

We  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  extend  Thy  mercy  to 
the  whole  race  of  mankind.  Have  pity  upon  the 
nations  that  know  Thee  not;  cause  the  light  of  Thy 
glorious  gospel  to  shine  among  them,  and  visit  them 
with  Thy  salvation. 

Look  with  pity  and  compassion,  0  Lord,  upon 
those  who  are  in  affliction  and  temptation;  upon  the 
poor,  the  sick,  and  the  dying ;  strengthen  and  support 
them,  and  give  them  in  Thine  own  good  time  a 
happy  issue  out  of  all  their  sufferings. 

Be  merciful  and  gracious,  0  God,  to  our  kindred 
and  friends ;  forgive  our  enemies ;  reward  our  bene- 
factors; and  grant  that  we,  with  all  Thy  people 
every  where,  may  have  grace  to  serve  Thee  with  full 
purpose  of  heart,  and  so  be  made  partakers  at  last  of 
eternal  bliss  in  Thy  presence  in  heaven. 

And  now,  most  gracious  Father,  who  hast  deli- 
vered our  eyes  from  tears,  our  feet  from  falling,  and 
our  souls  from  death,  take  us,  we  entreat  Thee,  un- 
der Thy  watchful  care  this  night;  guard  us  from  all 
evil  and  harm,  and  bring  us  to  the  light,  and  prepare 
us  for  the  duties  of  the  coming  Sabbath;  and  we  will 
praise  Thee,  the  Father;  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  ever 
one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


PEAYEES  FOE  SPECIAL  OCCASIONS  IN  THE 
FAMILY. 


A  Morning  Litany. 

Remember  not,  0  Lord,  our  offences,  nor*  the  of- 
fences of  our  forefathers;  neither  take  Thou  ven- 
geance of  our  sins.  Spare  us,  good  Lord;  spare  Thy 
servants,  whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  most 
precious  blood,  and  be  not  angry  with  us  forever. 

Spare  us,  0  Lord. 

From  the  guilt  and  burden  of  our  sins;  from  the 
stings  and  terrors  of  conscience;  from  the  illusions 
and  assaults  of  the  enemy;  and  from  the  bitter  pains 
of  eternal  death; 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

From  all  impatience  under  Thy  chastisements; 
from  dejection  of  spirit  and  distrust  of  Thy  mercies; 
from  the  fear  of  death;  and  from  the  terrors  of  judg- 
ment; 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

By  Thy  manifold  and  great  mercies;  by  the  all- 
30  349 


350  PRAYERS   FOR   SPECIAL    OCCASIONS 

sufficient  merits  of  Thy  blessed  Son  Jesus  Christ;  by 
His  agony  and  bloody  sweat;  by  His  bitter  cross  and 
passion;  by  His  glorious  resurrection  and  ascension; 
by  His  continual  intercession  for  us  at  Thy  right 
hand;  and  by  the  graces  and  comforts  of  the  Holy 
Ghost ; 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

In  all  the  changes  and  trials  of  this  mortal  life;  in 
all  time  of  our  tribulation,  and  in  all  time  of  our 
wealth;  in  the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment; 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

We  wretched  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us, 
0  Lord; 

Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  look  upon  us  with  the 
eye  of  Thy  mercy,  to  give  us  a  hearty  faith  and  con- 
fidence in.  Thee,  and  in  all  our  dangers  and  adversi- 
ties to  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy  majesty 
to  help  and  defend  us  in  perpetual  peace  and  safety; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  remember  us  with 
Thy  favor,  and  to  give  us  grace  so  to  follow  the  good 
examples  of  Thy  servants,  who  have  departed  this 
life  in  Thy  faith  and  fear,  that  with  them  we  may 
become  partakers  of  Thy  heavenly  kingdom; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  give  us  an  entire  re- 


IX    THE    FAMILY.  351 

lation  to  Thy  holy  will;   to  wean  our  affection 
from  things  below;  to  fill  us  with  ardent  desires  alter 
heaven;  and  finally  to  make  us  partakers  of  all  Thy 
blessings  and  promises  in  Christ  Jesus; 
We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  fill  our  souls  with  the 
peace  and  love  of  God,  that  when  Thou  shalt  call  us 
to  walk  through  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death,  we 
may  fear  no  evil,  but  flill  gently  asleep  in  Jesus,  and 
awake  up  in  the  glory  of  Thy  presence; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 
We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world ; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

0  Christ,  hear  us. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 

Almighty  God,  who  dost  accept  the  penitence  and 
confession  of  the  contrite,  that  they  may  share  in 
Thy  mercy  and  live;  be  merciful  and  gracious  unto 
us,  absolve  us  from  all  sin,  establish  us  in  Thy  grace, 
grant  us  the  comforts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  bring 
us  to  life  everlasting,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Am 


352  PRAYERS   FOR    SPECIAL   OCCASIONS 

An  Evening  Litany, 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Plave  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  hear  us  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 
Hear  us  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 

Jesus,  the  Son  of  the  living  God,  the  eternal  Word, 
the  brightness  of  the  Father's  glory,  and  express 
image  of  his  person; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jesus,  the  Son  of  Man,  conceived  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  meek  and  humble  of 
heart,  obedient  unto  death,  the  example  of  all  virtues, 
the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jesus,  the  author  of  life,  the  Captain  of  salvation, 
the  eternal  high-priest,  the  prince  of  peace; 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jesus,  the  joy  of  angels,  the  hope  of  the  patri- 
archs, the  inspirer  of  the  prophets,  the  teacher  of 
the  apostles,  the  strength  of  martyrs,  the  king  of 
saints; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

From  all  sin  and  evil,  from  death  and  hell; 
Deliver  us,  0  Lord  Jesus. 


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By  Thy  holy  nativity  and  circumcision;  by  Thy 
holy  words  and  deeds;  by  Thine  agony  and  bloody 
sweat;  by  Thy  bitter  cross  and  passion;  by  Thy 
death  and  burial:  by  Thy  glorious  resurrection  and 
ascension;  by  thy  sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  the 
Father  Almighty;  and  by  Thy  return  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead; 

Deliver  us.  0  Lord  Jesus. 

Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world ; 

Hear  our  prayers. 

Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the 
world; 

Grant  us  Thy  peace. 

Almighty  God,  who  dost  accept  the  penitence  and 
confession  of  the  contrite  that  they  may  share  in  Thy 
mercy  and  live ;  be  merciful  and  gracious  unto  us, 
absolve  us  from  all  sin,  establish  us  in  Thy  grace,  grant 
us  the  comforts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  bring  us  to 
life  everlasting,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.   Amen. 


A  3Torning  Prayer. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  we 
approach  to  the  throne  of  grace  this  morning  with 

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354  PRAYERS   FOR    SPECIAL   OCCASIONS 

reverence  and  holy  fear,  begging  of  Thee  mercy  and 
peace,  pardon  and  salvation.  Thou  art  holy,  and 
justly  offended  with  us;  but  yet  Thou  art  our  gra- 
cious Lord  and  merciful  Father  in  Christ  Jesus.  Be 
pleased,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  blot  out  our  sins  from 
Thy  remembrance,  and  heal  our  souls,  that  we  may 
sin  no  more  against  Thee.  Open  our  eyes,  that  we 
may  see  and  amend  our  own  infirmities  and  follies; 
and  give  us  perfect  understanding  in  the  way  of  god- 
liness, that  we  may  walk  in  it  all  the  days  of  our 
pilgrimage.  Give  us  a  spirit  diligent  in  the  works 
of  our  calling,  cheerful  and  zealous  in  religion,  fer- 
vent and  frequent  in  prayer,  charitable  and  useful  in 
conversation.  Give  us  a  healthful  and  chaste  body,  a 
pure  and  holy  soul,  a  sanctified  and  humble  spirit; 
and  preserve  our  body,  soul,  and  spirit,  blameless  to 
the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Blessed  be  Thy  name,  0  God  of  all  mercies,  who 
hast  preserved  us  through  the  past  night  from  sick- 
ness and  sorrow,  from  sad  chances  and  a  violent 
death,  from  the  malice  of  the  Devil,  and  the  evil  ef- 
fects of  our  own  corrupt  nature  and  infirmity.  The 
outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening  shall  praise 
Thee,  and  Thy  servants  shall  rejoice  in  giving  Thee 
glory  and  thanks  for  all  Thy  wonderful  dealings 
with  the  children  of  men,  and  with  the  members  of 
Thy  Church. 

Let  Thy  providence  and  care  watch  over  us  this 
day,  and  all  the  days  of  our  life,  that  we  may  never 
sin  against  Thee  by  idleness  or  folly,  by  evil  company 
or  private  sins,  by  word  or  deed,  by  thought  or  de- 
sire.     Enable  us  so  to  spend  the  day  that  it  may  be 


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profitable  to  as  and  to  other?,  and  leave  no  sorrows, 
or  the  remembrance  of  an  evil  conscience,  at  night; 
and  bo  conduct  us  through  life  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit, 
that  when  the  days  of  our  short  abode  on  earth  are 
done,  and  the  shadow  is  departed,  we  may  die  in 
Thy  fear  and  favor,  and  rest  in  a  hohy  hope,  and  at 
Last  return  to  the  joys  of  a  blessed  resurrection, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


An  Evening  Prayer. 

The  day  is  gone,  and  we  give  Thee  thanks,  0  Lord. 
The  evening  lias  come;  make  it  bright  unto  us.  As 
day  has  its  evening,  so  also  has  life;  abide  with  us 
Lord,  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  far  spent 
of  this  fretful  life.  Let  Thy  strength  be  made  per- 
fect in  our  weakness.  We  beseech  of  Thee  for  the  close 
of  our  life,  that  Thou  wouldest  direct  it  in  peace,  ga- 
thering us  together  in  the  repose  of  Thy  saints,  when 
Thou  wilt,  and  as  Thou  wilt,  only  without  shame  and 
sin. 

As  long  as  we  live  will  we  magnify  Thee,  0  Lord, 
and  lift  up  our  hands  in  Thy  name.  Let  our  prayer 
be  set  forth  before  Thee  as  incense,  and  the  lifting  up 
of  our  hands  as  an  evening  sacrifice*.  Blessed  art 
Thou,  0  Lord,  our  God,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  who 
hast  created  the  changes  of  days  and  nights,  who 
givest  songs  in  the  night,  who  hast  not  cut  off  like  a 
weaver  our  life,  nor  from  day  even  to  night  made  an 
end  of  us. 


356  PRAYERS   FOR    SPECIAL   OCCASIONS 

Lord,  as  we  add  day  to  day,  so  do  we  add  sin  to  sin. 
But  we  turn  with  groans  from  our  evil  ways,  and  we 
return  into  our  heart,  and  with  all  our  heart  we  turn 
to  Thee,  0  God  of  penitents  and  Saviour  of  sinners. 
We  have  sinned,  0  Lord,  against  Thee;  heavily 
against  Thee.  We  repent;  spare  us,  0  Lord:  we  re- 
pent ;  help  Thou  our  impenitence.  Have  mercy  upon 
us,  0  Lord,  after  Thy  great  goodness;  according  to 
the  multitude  of  Thy  mercies,  do  away  our  offences. 
0  bring  Thou  us  out  of  our  trouble.  Cleanse  Thou 
us  from  secret  faults;  keep  back  Thy  servants  also 
from  presumptuous  sins.  Our  wanderings  of  mind 
and  idle  talking,  lay  not  to  our  charge.  Deal  not 
with  us  after  our  sins,  neither  reward  us  after  our 
iniquities.  Look  mercifully  upon  our  infirmities;  and 
for  the  glory  of  Thy  holy  name,  turn  from  us  those 
ills  and  miseries,  which  for  our  sins,  are  by  us  most 
righteously  deserved. 

To  our  weariness,  0  Lord,  vouchsafe  Thou  rest;  to 
our  exhaustion  renew  Thou  strength.  0  Keeper  of 
Israel,  who  neither  slumberest  nor  sleepest,  guard  us 
this  night  from  all  evil;  guard  our  souls,  0  Lord. 
Visit  us  with  the  sleep  of  those  who  rest  in  Thy  love; 
reveal  to  us  wisdom  in  the  visions  of  the  night;  or  if 
not,  for  we  are  not  worthy,  at  least  let  sleep  be  to  us 
a  breathing  time  as  from  toil,  so  from  sin.  Yea,  0 
Lord,  let  us  not  in  our  dreams  imagine  what  may  an- 
ger Thee,  what  may  defile  us.  Lord,  Thou  knowest 
how  sleepless  are  our  unseen  foes,  and  how  feeble  is  our 
wretched  flesh.  0  shelter  us,  we  pray  Thee,  with  the 
wing  of  Thy  pity.     Awake  us  at  the  fitting  time ; 


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and  bring  us  to  seek  Thee  early,  for  Thy  glory,  and  for 
Thy  service. 

0  Thou  who  art  the  hope  of  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  remember  Thy  whole  creation  for  good,  visit 
the  world  in  Thy  compassion. 

0  God  of  grace  and  truth,  establish  all  who  stand 
in  truth  and  grace;  restore  all  who  are  sick  with  here- 
sies and  sins. 

O  wholesome  defence  of  Thine  anointed,  remem- 
ber Thy  Church  which  Thou  hast  purchased  and  re- 
deemed of  old;  0  grant  to  all  believers  one  heart  and 
one  soul. 

0  Thou  by  whom  are  ordained  the  powers  that  be, 
grant  to  those  who  are  chief  in  authority  over  us,  to 
be  chief  in  virtue  and  Thy  fear;  grant  to  the  Na- 
tional Congress  Thy  holy  wisdom;  and  to  our  great 
men  to  do  nothing  against,  but  for  the  truth. 

0  Helper  of  the  helpless,  seasonable  aid  in  affliction, 
remember  all  who  are  in  necessity,  and  need  Thy 
succor.  Have  mercy  on  them,  as  on  us  also,  when  in 
extremities.  Remember,  Lord,  infants  and  children, 
orphans  and  widows,  foreigners,  travellers  and  voya- 
gers,  the  sick  in  soul  or  body,  all  in  extreme  age  and 
weakness,  all  in  prison  and  chains,  all  in  bitter  servi- 
tude, or  in  loneliness.  Thou,  Lord,  preservest  both 
man  and  beast;  how  excellent  is  Thy  loving-kindness, 
O  God;  therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust 
under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings. 

The  Lord  bless  us,  and  keep  us,  and  show  the  light 
of  His  countenance  upon  us,  and  be  merciful  unto 
us;  the  Lord  lift  up  His  countenance  upon  us,  and 
give  us  peace.     Amen. 


THE    CANTICLES, 
PSALMS    AND    ANCIENT    HYMNS 

POINTED   FOR   CHANTING. 


1.  The  Nlcene  Creed. 

1.  TVe  believe  in  one  God,  the  |  Father  Aljmighty,  ||  Maker  of 

heaven  and  earth,  and  of  all  things  |  visi-ble  |  and  in-|  visi- 
ble: 

2.  And  in  one  Lord  |  Jesus  |  Christ,  1 1  the  only  begotten  Son  of 

God,  begotten  of  the  Father  be-|fore  =  |  all  =r  |  worlds. 

3.  God  of  God,  Light  of  Light,  very  God  of  |  ve  ry  |  God;||  be| 

gotten  |  not  —  |  made; 

4.  Of  one  substance  |  with  the  |  Father,  ||  by  |  whom  all  |  things 

were  |  made; 

5.  ^Vho,  for  us  men,  and  for  our  salvation  came  |  down  from  | 

heaven,  1 1  and  was  incarnate  by  the  Holy  Ghost  |  of  the  | 
Virgin  |  Mary, 

6.  And  was  |  made  =  |  man:  ||  who  was  also  crucified  for  us  | 

under  |  Pontius  j  Pilate, 

7.  And  suffered,  and  was  buried;  and  the  third  day  |  rose  a- 1  gain  || 

according  to  the  Scriptures:  and  as-|  cended  |  into  |  heaven, 

8.  And  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  |  of  the  |  Father;  ||  and  shall 

come  again  with  glory  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead;  of 
whose  |  kingdom  there  |  shall  be  no  I  end. 

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9.  And  we  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Lord,  the  |  Giver  of  | 
life,  ||  who    proceedeth  from  the  |  Father  [  and   the  |  Son, 

10.  "Who,  with  the   Father  and  the  Son   together,  is  worshipped 

and  |  glo-ri- 1  fied,  ||  who  |  spake  =  |  by  the  |  prophets; 

11.  In  one  holy  catholic  and  apos-|  tolic  |  Church.  ||     We  confess 

one  baptism  |  for  the  re-|  mission  of  |  sins. 

12.  We  look  for  the  resurrection  |  of  the  |dead,  ||  and  the  |  life  of 

the  I  world  to  I  come.  II  Amen. 


2.  The  Advent  Canticle, 

1.  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song;  and  His  praise  from  the  |  end 

of  the  |  earth,  ||  ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  |  all  that  | 
is  there- 1  in. 

2.  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities  thereof  lift  |  up  their  |  voice;  || 

let  the  inhabitants  of  the  rock  sing,  let  them  shout  |  from 
the  |  tops  of  the  |  mountains. 

3.  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the  Lord,  and  declare  His  praise  | 

among  the  |  heathen.  1 1  The  Lord  hath  |  com-  forted  |  His=| 
people; 

4.  He  hath  made  bare  His  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  |  all  —  |  na- 

tions: ||  and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth   shall  see  the  sal-| 
vation  |  of  our  |  God. 

5.  Say  to  the  Daughter  of  Zion,  behold,  thy  sal-|  vation  |  cometh;  || 

behold,  His  reward  is  with  Him,  |  and  His  |  work  be-|  fore 
Him. 

6.  Fear  thou  not;  for  |  T  am  |  with  thee;  ||  be  not  dismayed;  for  | 

I  am  |  thy  =  |  God: 

7.  I  will  strengthen  thee;  yea,  I  will  |  help  =  |  thee.  ||  Unto  you 

that  fear  my  name  shall  the  Sun  of  righteousness  arise  with  | 
healing  |  in  His  |  wings! 

8.  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and  |  all  flesh  shall  | 

see  it.  ||  Death  shall  be  swallowed  up  in  victory,  and  God 
will  wipe  away  |  all  tears  |  from  our  |  eyes. 

9.  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo!  |  this  is  our  |  God;  ||  we 

have  waited  for  Him,  I  and  =  I  He  will  I  save  us: 


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10.  This  is  the  Lord;  we  have  ]  waited  for  |  Him,  ||  we  will  be  glad 

and  re-]  joice  in  |  His  sal-j  vation. 

11.  Sanctify  and  prepare  yourselves  to  look  upon  the  glory  of  our 

God;  for  the  |  Lord  =  |  cometh.  ||  Prepare  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lord  and  |  make  His  |  paths  =  |  straight. 

12.  Let  us  serve  Him  with  gladness,  and  come  before  His  |  presence 

with  |  singing !  |  ]  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the]  name  =r  | 
of  the  |  Lord! 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  |  and  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  |  to  the  |  Holy  | 
Ghost: 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  |  be,  ||  world 
without  I  end.  =  I  A  =z  |  men. 


3.  The  Christmas   Canticle. 

1.  Behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  |  great  =  |  joy;  ||  for  un- 

to you  is  born  this  day  a  Saviour,  |  which  is  |  Christ  the  | 
Lord! 

2.  Glory  to  God  |  in  the  |  highest,  ||  and  on  earth,  peace,  |  good  =  | 

will  toward  |  men! 

3.  The  Lord  hath  remembered  His  I  cov-e-|nant  ||  and  sent  sal-| 

vation  |  to  His  |  people. 

4    Israel  is  saved  |  by  the  |  Lord  |]  with  an  |  ever-]lasting  sal-| 
vation. 

5.  This  is  the  Lord's  doing,  and  marvellous  |  in  our  |  eyes.  j|  This 

is  the  day  the   Lord  hath  made;  we  will  rejoice  |  and  be  | 
glad  in  |  it. 

6.  Let  the  voice  of  rejoicing  and  sal-|vation  be  |  heard,  ||  in  the 

taber-|na-cles  |  of  the  |  righteous. 

7.  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name  |  of  the  |  Lord!   | 

Blessed  be  the  kingdom  of  our  Father  David!     Ho-|sanna  | 
in  the  |  highest! 

8.  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  |  righteous-] ness,  ||  I  will  enter  in  and  | 

praise  =  |  the  =  |  Lord. 


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9.  Say  among  the  heathen,  that  the  |  Lord  =  (  reigneth.  ||  Let 
the  multitudes  of  the  isles  be  glad  thereof:  let  the  heavens 
rejoice,  and  ]  let  the  |  earth  be  |  glad. 

10.  He  shall  judge  the  world  with  |  righteous- [ness;   ]|  and  the  | 

people  |  with  His  |  truth. 

11.  Blessed  be  His  glorious  Xaine  for  |  ever  and  |  ever:   ||  and  let 

the  whole  earth  be  |  filled  |  with  His  |  glory. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  [  and  to  the  |  Son,  j  |  and  |  to  the  |  Holy  | 

Ghost : 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  |  be,  ||  world 

without  I  end.  =  I  A  =  I  men. 


4.  TJie  Good  Friday  Canticle. 

1.  Christ  our  Passover  was  offered  for  us  |  on  this  |  day.  ||  He  was 

delivered  for  |  our  of-|  fen  =  |  ces. 

2.  He  bore  our  sins  in  His  own  body  |  on  the  |  tree,  | !  and  the 

Lord  hath  laid  on  Him  the  in-|  iquity  of  |  us  —  j  all. 

3.  He  hath  trodden  the  wine-'  press  a-j  lone,  ||  and  of  the  people  | 

there  was  j  none  with  [  Him. 

4.  He  was  taken  from  prison     and  from  j  judgment;  |j  He  was 

cut  off  out  |  of  the  land  j  of  the  j  living. 

5.  Thou  wast  slain,  and  hast  re-|  deemed  |  us  ||  out  of  every  kin- 

dred, and  tongue,  and  |  people,  |  and  =  |  nation ; 

6.  Thou  hast  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  |  Thine 

own  [  blood;  !  j  and  hast  made  us  unto  our  God,  |  kings  ■=.  | 
and  =  '  priests. 

7.  "Worthy  is  the  Lamb  j  that  was  |  slain  ||  to  receive  power,  and 

riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and  honor,  and  glory,  for-] 
ever  and  j  ev  =  |  er. 

8.  Now  is  come  sal  ]  vation  and  |  strength,  1 1  and  the  kingdom  of 

our  God,  and  the  |  power  of  J  His  =  |  Christ. 

9.  Death   shall  be  swallowed  j  up  in  j  victory,  ]|  and   God   shall 

wipe  away  all  |  tears  =  ]  from  our  |  eyes. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  |  «ind  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  |  to  the  |  Holy  | 
Ghost: 
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As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  |  be,  J,  world 
without  I  end.  =  I  A  =  I  men. 


5.  TJie  Easter  Canticle, 

1.  Christ  our  Passover  |  has  —  risen.  ||  lie  was  dead,  and  behold 

He  is  alive  for  evermore,  and  hath  the  keys  of  |  hell  =i  | 
and  of  |  death. 

2.  Christ  our  Passover  was  dead,  a  sacrifice  |  for  our  |  sins.  1 1  He 

was  put  to  death  in  the  flesh,  but  was  |  quickened  |  by  the  | 
Spirit. 

3.  Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead,  and  henceforth  |  dieth  no  |  more;  || 

death  hath  no  more  do-|  minion  |  over  |  Him. 

4.  He  died  unto  sin  once,  but  now  He  liveth  |  unto  |  God;  j|  the 

Prince  of  Life  could  not  be  |  holden  |  of  —  |  death. 

5.  God  did  not  leave  His  soul  |  in  the  |  grave,  ||  nor  suffer  His 

Holy  one  to  |  see  —  |  cor-  =  |  ruption. 

6.  Christ  is  risen,  the  first  fruits  of  |  them  that  [  slept.  ||  Since  by 

man  came   death,  by  man  came  also  the  resur-|  rection  |  of 
the  |  dead. 

7.  Death  is  swallowed  |  up  for  |  ever!  ||  0  Death,  |  where  ==  |  is 

thy  |  sting? 

8.  0   Grave,  |  where    is  thy  |  victory?  ||  Thanks   be    unto    God, 

which  giveth  us  the  victory,  |  through  our  Lord  |  Jesus  | 
Christ. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  |  and  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  |  to  the  |  Holy  | 

Ghost: 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  |  be,  |[  world 

without  I  end.  —  I  A=  I  men. 


0.  The  Ascension  Day  Canticle. 

1.  0  clap  your  hands,  |  all  ye  |  people.  ||  Shout  unto  God  with  the  | 

voice  =:  |  of  =  |  triumph ! 


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2.  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout,  the  Lord  with  the  sound  |  of  a  [ 

trumpet.      Lift  ap  your  heads,  0  and  he  ye  lifted 

up,  ye  everlasting  doors,  and  the  King  of  |  glory  |  shall 
come     in! 

3.  Who  is  this  j  king  of  '  glory?  jj  The  Lord,  strong  and  mighty;  | 

He  is  the  \  king  of  j  glory. 

4.  Sing  praises  to  God.  and  unto  our  King!  |  Sing  =  |  praises!  || 

For  He  is  the  |  King  of  j  all  the  j  earth. 

5.  God  reigneth   |  over  the  |  heathen;   ||   He   sitteth   upon  the  | 

throne  of  j  His  =  |  holiness. 

6.  Let  all  the  world  how  [  down  be-'  fore  Him,  ||  and  all  the  angels 

of  j  God  =  j  worship  |  Him ! 

7.  Thy  throne.  0  God,  is  for  |  ever  and  |  ever;  ||  the  sceptre  of  Thy 

kingdom  |  is  a  |  right  =  |  sceptre. 

8.  Thou  lovest  righteousness  and  j  hatest    wickedness;  J!  therefore 

God.  Thy  God,  hath  anointed  Thee  with  the  oil  of  |  glad- 
ness a-|  bove  Thy  |  fellows. 

9.  Thou  hast  as-  cended  on  |  high;  |]  Thou  hast  led  cap-|  tiv-i- 1 

ty  z=z  \  captive. 

10.  Thou  has  received  j  gifts  for  |  men.  ||  Thou  hast  entered  into 

Thy  Father's  house,  to  pre-|  pare  a  |  mansion  for  |  us. 

11.  Thou  hast  prepared  Thy  throne  j  in  the  |  heavens;  ||  and  Thy 

kingdom  |  ruleth  |  over  |  all. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  |  and  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  |  to  the  |  Holy  j 

Ghost : 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  j  be,  1 1  world 

without  j  end.  =  |  A  ==  j  men. 

7.  T7ie  Wliitsunday  Canticle. 

1.  Let  us  praise  the  Lord,  and  ex-;  alt  His  |  goodness.  ||  Let  us  come 

before  him  with  songs  of  |  praise,  and  j  hymns  of  thanks-j 
giving. 

2.  God  hath  raised  up  His  holy  Child  Jesus,  who,  being  by  His 

right  hand  exalted,  shed  forth  the  promise  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  up-  on  the  Ap-|  o.stles.  so  that  they  spake  with  new 
tongues,  and  wrought  signs  and  I  wonders  i  in  His  |  name. 


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3.  He  gave  power  to  the  testimony  |  of  His  |  servants.  1 1  The  king- 

doms of  the  earth,  the  people  and  |  nations  have  |  heard  His  | 
voice, 

4.  And  have  rendered  obedience  |  unto  our  |  Lord,  ||  and  |  to  =  J 

His  =  |  Christ. 

5.  We  render  thanks  unto  |  Thee,  0  |  Lord,  1 1  who  art  the  Alpha 

and  Omega,  the  |  first  =  |  and  the  |  last, 

6.  That  thou  hast  re-|  vealed  Thy  |  power,  |f  and  entered  |  upon  | 

Thy  =  |  kingdom. 

7.  Thou  hast  sent  unto  |  us  the  |  Comforter,  [  |  even  the  Spirit  of 

truth,  that  he  may  a-|  bide  with  |  us  for-|  ever. 

8.  Thou  hast  sent  the  Spirit  of  Thy  Son  into  our  hearts,  whereby 

we  cry  unto  Thee:  |  Abba,  |  Father.  ||  It  is  the  Spirit, 
which  witnesseth  with  our  spirits,  that  |  we  are  the  |  chil- 
dren of  |  God. 

9.  The  Spirit  also  helpeth  |ourin-|  firmities,  ||  and  with  groanings, 

which  cannot  be  uttered,  |  maketh  inter-|  cession  |  for  us. 

10.  We  wait  for  the  redemption  |  of  our   |  body,   ||  and  for  the 

manifestation  of  the  glorious  liberty  |  of  the  |  sons  of  |  Cod. 

11.  The  Spirit  is  the  earnest  and  pledge  of  |  our  in-|  heritance;  || 

whereby  also  we  are  sealed  |  unto  the  |  day  of  re-|  demp- 
tion. 

12.  0  Lord,  we  praise  Thee,   and   |  render  Thee  |  thanks,  ||  that 

Thou  hast  |  given  |  us  the  |  Spirit. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  |  and  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  |  to  the  |  Holy 
Ghost: 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  [be,  ||  world 
without  |  end.  =  |  A  =  |  men. 


8,  The  Trinity  Sunday  Canticle* 

The  proper  Canticle  for  this  Day  is  the  Anibrosian  Hymn,  Te 
Deum  Laudamus,  No.  44. 


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0.  Psalm  XXIII. 

1.  The  Lord     is  my  \  Shepherd;  ]l  I  I  shall  =  ]  not  =  |  want. 

2.  Hemaketh  me  to  lie  down  in  |  green  =  |  pastures:  ||  He  lead- 

cth  me  be-|  side  the  |  still  =  |  waters. 

3.  He  re-  storeth  my  |  soul:  ||  He  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of 

righteousness  for  |  His  =  |  name's  =  |  sake. 

4.  Yea.  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death, 

1  will     fear  no  |  evil:  j|  for  Thou  art  with  me;  Thy  rod  and 
Thy  [  staff  they  |  comfort  |  me. 

5.  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of  |  mine  =  | 

enemies:   ||  Thou  anointest  my  head  with  |  oil;  my  |   cup 
runneth  |  over. 

6.  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days  |  of  my  | 

life:  jj  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  |  of  the  |  Lord  for-| 
ever. 

10.  Psalm  XLYI. 

1.  God  is  our  |  refuge  and  |  strength,  ||  a  very  |  present  |  help  va  \ 

trouble. 

2.  Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  |  earth  be  |  removed,  || 

and  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into  the  |  midst  r=  |  of 
the  |  sea. 

3.  Though  the  waters  thereof  |  roar  and  |  be  troubled,   1 1  though 

the  mountains  shake  |  with  the  |  swelling  there- 1  of. 

4.  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad  the  |  city 

of  |   God,   ||  the  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles   |   of  the   | 
most  =  |  High. 

5.  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her;  she  shall  |  not  be  |  moved:  J|  God 

shall  help  her,  |  and  =  |  that  right  |  early. 

6.  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  |  were  =  |  moved:  ||  He  ut- 

tered His  |  voice,  =  |  the  earth  |  melted. 

7.  The  Lord  of  |  hosts  is  |  with  us;  ||  the  God  of  j  Jacob  |  is  our  | 

refuge. 

8.  Come,  behold  the  works  I  of  the  |  Lord,  |)  what  desolations  He 

hath  i  made  z=  |  in  the  |  earth. 
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9.  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  |  of  the  |  earth;  ||  He 
breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder;  He 
burneth  the  |  chariot  |  in  the  |  fire. 

10.  Be  still,  and  know  that  |  I  am  |  God:  |J  I  will  be  exalted  among 

the  heathen,  I  will  be  ex-J  alted  |  in  the  |  earth. 

11.  The  Lord  of  |  hosts  is  |  with  us;  [|  the  God  of  |  Jacob  |  is  our  | 

refuge. 


11.  Psalm  XLVII. 

1.  0  clap  your  hands,  |  all  ye  |  people;  ||  shout  unto  |  God  with 

the  |  voice  of  |  triumph. 

2.  For  the  Lord  most  |  High  is  |  terrible;  ||  He  is  a  great  |  King 

over  |  all  the  |  earth. 

3.  He  shall  subdue  the  people  |  under  |  us,  1 1  and  the  |  nations  | 

under  our  |  feet. 

4.  He  shall  choose  our  in- 1  heri-tance  |  for  us,  ||  the  excellency  of  | 

Jacob  |  whom  He  |  loved. 

5.  God  is  gone  |  up  with  a  |  shout,  1 1  the  Lord  with  the  |  sound  —  | 

of  a  |  trumpet. 

6.  Sing  praises  to  |  God,  sing  |  praises:  ||  sing  praises  |  unto  our  | 

King,  sing  |  praises. 

7.  For  God  is  the  King  of  |  all  the  |  earth:  ||  sing  ye  |  praises 

with  |  under-  |  standing. 

8.  God  reigneth  |  over  the  |  heathen:  ||  God  sitteth   upon  the  | 

throne  —  |  of  His  |  holiness. 

9.  The  princes  of  the  people  are  |  gathered  to-|  gether,  ||  even  the 

people  of  the  |  God  of  |  A-bra-|  ham: 
10.  For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  |  unto   |  God:  ||  He  is  | 
great  =  |  ly  ex-|  alted. 


12.  Psalm  LI. 

1.  Have  mercy  upon  me,  |  0  =  |  God,  ||  according  to  ||  Thy  —  | 
loving-  |  kindness: 


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2.  According  onto  the  multitude  of  Thy  |  tender  |  mercies  ||  blot  | 

out  =.  I  lny  trans-  j  gressions. 

3.  Wash  rue  throughly  |  from  ruiue  |  iniquity,  ||  and  |  cleanse  me  | 

from  my  |  sin. 

4.  For  I  acknowledge  |  my  trans- J  gressions :  ||  and  my  sin  is  |  ever 

be- 1  fore  =  |  me. 

5.  Against  Thee,  Thee  only,  have  I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  |  in 

Thy  |  sight:  ||  that  Thou  mightest  be  justified  when  Thou 
speakest,  and  be  |  clear  when  |  Thou  judg-|  est. 

G.  Behold,  I  was  |  shapen  in  |  iniquity;  ||  and  in  sin   did  my  | 
mother  con-|  ceive  =z  |  me. 

7.  Behold,  Thou  desirest  truth  in  the  |  inward  |  parts:  ||  and  in 

the  hidden  part  Thou  shalt  |  make  me  |  to  know  wis-|  dom. 

8.  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  |  shall  be  |  clean :  1 1  wash  me,  and 

I  shall  be  |  whi-  —  |  ter  than  |  snow. 

9.  Make  me  to  hear  |  joy  and  |  gladness;  ||  that  the  bones  which 

Thou  hast  |  broken  |  may  re-|  joice. 

10.  Hide  Thy  face  |  from  my  |  sins,  ||  and  blot  |  out  all  |  mine  in- 

iquities. 

11.  Create  in   me  a  clean  |  heart,  0  |  God;  ||  and  renew  a  right  | 

spirit  with- 1  in  =  |  me. 

12.  Cast  me  not  away  |  from  Thy  |  presence;  |J  and  take  not  Thy  | 

Holy  |  Spirit  |  from  me. 

13.  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  |  Thy  sal-j  vation;  ||  and  uphold 

me  |  with  Thy  |  free  =  |  Spirit. 

14.  Then  will  I  teach   transgressors  |  Thy  |  ways;  ||  and   sinners 

shall  be  con-|  verted  |  unto  |  Thee. 

15.  Deliver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,  0  God,  Thou  God  of  |  my 

sal-|  vation;  ||  and  my  tongue    shall    sing  aloud  |  of  Thy  | 
righteous-|  ness.  9 

16.  0  Lord,  open  |  Thou  my  |  lips;  ||  and  my  mouth  shall  j  shew 

forth  |  Thy  =  |  praise. 

17.  For    Thou    desirest   not   sacrifice;   else  |  would    I  |  give   it:  || 

Thou  delightest  |  not  in  |  burnt  =:  |  offering. 


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18.  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  |  broken  |  spirit:  |[  a  broken  and  a 

contrite  heart,  0  God,  |  Thou  wilt  |  not  de-|  spise. 

19.  Do  good  in  Thy  good  pleasure  |  unto  |  Zion:  ||  build  Thou  the 

walls  |  of  Je-|  rusa-|  lem. 

20.  Then  shalt  Thou  be   pleased  with  the  sacrifices  of  righteous- 

ness, with  burnt  offering  and  |  whole  burnt  |  offering:  ||  then 
shall  they  offer  bullocks  J  upon  |  Thine  =  |  altar. 

13.  Psalm  LXVII. 

1.  God  be  merciful  unto  |  us,  and  |  bless  us;  |[  and  cause  His  |  face 

to  |  shine  up-|  on  us. 

2.  That  Thy  way  may  be  |  known    upon  |  earth,  ||  Thy  saving  | 

health  a-|  mong  all  |  nations. 

3.  Let  the  people  praise  |  Thee,  0  |  God;  ||  let  |  all  the  |  people  | 

praise  Thee. 

4.  0  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  |  sing  for  |  joy:  ||  for  Thou  shalt 

judge  the  people  righteously,  and  govern  the  |  nations  |  up- 
on |  earth. 

5.  Let  the  people  praise  |  Thee,  0  |  God;  ||  let  |  all  the  |  people  | 

praise  Thee. 

6.  Then  shall  the  earth  |  yield  her  |  increase;  ||  and  God,  even 

our  own  |  God,  =  |  shall  =  \  bless  us. 

7.  God  |  shall  —  |  bless  us;  ||  and  all  the  ends  of  the  |  earth  shall  | 

fear  =  I  Him. 


14.  JPsalm  LXXXIV. 

1.  How  amiable  are  Thy  |  taber-|  nacles,  ||  0  |  Lord  =  \  of  =  | 

hosts ! 

2.  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth   for   the   courts  |  of  the  | 

Bbrd :  1 1  my  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out  |  for  the  |  living  | 
God. 

3.  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  an  house,  and  the  swallow  a  nest 

for  herself,  where  she  may  |  lay  her  |  young,  ||  even  Thine 
altars;  0  Lord  of  hosts,  my  |  king  =  |  and  my  |  God. 


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4.  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  |  in  Thy  ]  house:  ||  they  will  be  | 

still  =  |  praising  |  Thee. 

5.  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  |  is  in  |  Thee;  ||  in  whose 

heart  |  are  =  |  the  ways  |  of  them. 

6.  Who.  passing  through  the  valley  of  Baca,  make  |  it  a  |  well;  || 

the  rain  also  |  fill  —  |  eth  the  |  pools. 

7.  They  go  from  |  strength  to  |  strength,  ||  every  one  of  them  in 

Zion  ap-J  peareth  |  before  |  God. 

8.  0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  |  hear  my  |  prayer:  ]|  give  ear  |  0  =  | 

God  of  |  Jacob. 

9.  Behold,  0  [  God  our  |  shield,  ||  and  look  upon  the  |  face  of  | 

Thine  a-[  nointed. 

10.  For  a  day  in  Thy  courts  is  better  |  than  a  |  thousand.  ||  I  had 

rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God,  than  to 
dwell  in  the  |  tents  of  j  wicked-|  ness. 

11.  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  |  sun  and  |  shield:  ||  the  Lord  will  give 

grace   and  glory:   no  good  thing  will  He  withhold  from  | 
them  =  |  that  walk  |  uprightly. 

12.  0  !  Lord  of  |  hosts,  ||  blessed  is  the  J  man  that  j  trusteth  in  | 

Thee. 

lo.  Psalm  CX. 

1.  Lord,  Thou  hast  been   our  |  dwelling- 1  place  ||  in  |  all  gene-| 

ra  =.  |  tions. 

2.  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever  Thou  hadst 

formed  the  earth  |  and  the  j  world,  1 1  even  from  everlasting 
to  ever-|  lasting,  |  Thou  art  |  God. 

3.  Thou  tumest  man  j  to  de-j  struction;  ||  and  sayest,  Ke-j  turn, 

ye  |  children  of  |  men. 

4.  For  a  thousand  years  in  Thy  sight  are  but  as  |  yester-l  day  j| 

when  it  is  past,  and  as  a  |  watch  —  |  in  the  |  night. 

5.  Thou   carriest   them  away  as  with   a  flood;   they  are  j  as  a  | 

sleep:  ||  in  the  morning  they  are  like  |  grass  which  |  grow- 
eth  |  up. 

6.  In   the  morning   it   flourisheth,   and  |  groweth  |  up;  ||  in   the 

evening  it  is  cut  |  down,  and  |  wither-|  eth. 

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7.  For  we    are  consumed  by  |  Thine  —  |  anger,  ||  and  by  |  Tby 

wrath  |  are  we  |  troubled. 

8.  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  be- 1  fore  =  |  Thee,  ||  our  .secret 

sins  in  the  light  |  of  Thy  |  counte-|  nance. 

9.  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  |  in  Thy  |  wrath:  ||  we  spend 

our  years  as  a  |  tale  =  |  that  is  |  told. 

10.  The  days  of  our  years  are  three-score  years  and  ten;  and  if  by 

reason  of  strength  they  be  |  four-score  |  years,  1 1  yet  is  their 
strength  labor  and  sorrow;  for  it  is  soon  cut  off,  |  and  we  | 
fly  a- 1  way. 

11.  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  |  Thine  =  |  anger?  ||  even  accord- 

ing to  Thy  fear,  |  so  is  ]  Thy  =  |  wrath. 

12.  So  teach  us  to   number  |  our  —  |  days,  ||  that  we  may  apply 

our  |  hearts  =z  \  unto  |  wisdom. 


16.  Psalm  XCI. 

1.  He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  |  most  =  |  High 

shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  |  the  Al-|  migh  =  |  ty. 

2.  I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  |  my  =  |  fortress: 

my  God;  in  |  Him  —  |  will  I  |  trust. 

3.  Surely  He  shall  deliver  Thee  from  the  snare  |  of  the  |  fowler, 

and  from  the  |  noisome  |  pesti-|  lence. 

4.  He  shall  cover  Thee  with  His  feathers,  and  under  His  wings 

shalt  thou  |  trust:  ||  His  truth  shall  |  be  thy  |  shield  and 
buckler. 

5.  Tbou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  j  terror  by  |  night;  |[  nor  for 

the  |  arrow  that  |  flieth  by  |  day. 
G.  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walkcth  in  |  dark  =  |  ness;  |J  nor 
for  the  destruction  that  |  wasteth  |  at  =  |  noonday. 

7    A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten  thousand  at  |  thy 
right  |  hand;  ||  but  it  shall  |  not  come  |  nigh  —  |  thee. 

8.  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  |  thou  be- 1  hold  ||  and  see  the  re-| 

ward  =  |  of  the  |  wicked. 

9.  Because  thou  hast  made  the   Lord  which  |  is  my  |  refuge,  || 

even  the  most  |  High,  thy  |  habi-|  tation, 


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10.  There   shall   no   evil    be- 1  fall  =   |  thee,  |[   neither  shall  any  | 

plague  come  j  nigh  thy  j  dwelling. 

11.  For  He  shall  give  His  angels  charge  |  over  |  thee,  ||  to  keep  | 

thee  in  |  all  thy  j  ways. 

12.  Tluv  shall  bear  thee   up  |  in  their  |  hands,  ||  lest  thou  dash 

thy  |  foot  a- 1  gainst  a  |  stone. 

13.  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  |  lion  and  |  adder:  ||  the  young  lion 

and  the  dragon  shalt  |  thou  trample  |  under  |  feet. 
1-4.  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  Me,  therefore  will  I  dc-|  li- 
ver |  him:  ||  I  will  set  him  on   high,   because  |  he  hath  | 
known  My  |  Xanie. 

15.  lie  shall  call  upon  Me,  and  I  will  |  answer  |  him:  ||  I  will  be 

with  him  in  trouble;  I  will  deliver  |  him,  and  j  honor  |  him. 

16.  "With  long  life  will  I  |  satis-]  fy  him,  ||  and  |  shew  him  |  My 

sal- 1  vation. 


17.  Psalm  XCII. 

1.  It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  un-|  to  the  |  Lord,  ||  and  to 

sing  praises  unto  Thy  |  name,  =  |  0  most  |  High : 

2.  To  shew  forth   Thy  loving  kindness  |  in  the  |  morning,  |  and 

Thy  j  faithful- 1  ness  every  |  night, 

3.  Upon  an  instrument  often  strings,  and  up-|  on  the  |  psaltery;  || 

upon  the  harp  |  with  a  |  solemn  |  sound. 

4.  For  Thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  |  through  Thy  |  work:  ||  I 

will  triumph  in  the  |  works  of  |  Thy  =  |  hands. 

5.  0   Lord,  how  great  |  are  Thy  |  works!  ||  and  Thy  |  thoughts 

are  ]  very  |  deep. 

6.  A   brutish    man  |   knoweth  |  not;  ||  neither  doth  a  |  fool  =  | 

under-]  stand  this. 

7.  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass,  and  when  all  the  workers 

of  iniquity  do  |  flour  =  |  ish;  ||  it  is  that  they  shall  be  de- 
stroyed for  ever:  but  Thou,  Lord,  art  most  |  High  for  | 
ever-]  more. 

8.  For,  lo,  Thine  enemies,  0  Lord,  for,  lo,  Thine  enemies  shall  j 

per  =  |  ish;  j|  all  the  works  of  iniquity  j  shall  =  |  be  scat-  j 
tcred. 


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9.  But  my  horn  shalt  Thou  exalt  like  the  horn  of  an  |  uni-|  corn :  j] 

I  shall  be  a-|  nointed  |  with  fresh  |  oil. 
10.  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  ray  desire  on  mine  |  ene-|  mies,  ||  and 

mine  ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the  wicked  that  |  rise  =  | 

up  a- 1  gainst  me. 
11  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  |  palm  =  |  tree:  ||  he  shall 

grow  like  a  |  cedar  in  |  Leba-|  non. 

12.  Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  |  of  the  |  Lord  ||  shall  flou- 

rish in  the  |  courts  =  |  of  our  |  God. 

13.  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  |  in  old  |  age;  ||  they  shall  be  | 

fat  and  |  flourish- 1  ing; 

14.  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  |  up  =  |  right;  ||  He  is  my  rock,  and 

there  is  no  un-|  righteous-!  ness  in  I  Him. 


18.  Psalm  XCV. 

1.  0  come,  let  us  sing  un-j  to  the  |  Lord:  ||  let  us  make  a  joyful 

noise  to  the  |  Rock  of  |  our  sal-|  vation. 

2.  Let  us  come  before  His  presence  |  with  thanks-]  giving,  |  and 

make  a  joyful  noise  |  unto  |  Him  with  |  psalms. 

3.  For  the  Lord  is  a  |  great  —  |  God,  j|  and  a  great  |  King  a-|  bove 

all  |  gods. 

4.  In  His  hand  are  the  deep  places  |  of  the  |  earth :  1 1  the  strength 

of  the  |  hills  is  |  His  =  |  also. 

5.  The  sea  is  His,  |  and  He  j  made  it:  ||  and  His  hands  |  formed 

the  ]  dry  =  |  land. 

6.  0  come,  let  us  worship  |  and  bow  |  down:  ||  let  us  kneel  be-| 

fore  the  |  Lord  our  |  Maker. 

7.  For  He  |  is  our  |  God;  ||  and  we  are  the  people  of  His  pasture,  | 

and  the  |  sheep  of  His  |  baud. 

10.  Psalm  XCVI. 

1.  0   sing  unto  the   Lord  a  |  new  —  |  song:  ||  sing   unto   the  | 

Lord,  =:  |  all  the  |  earth. 

2.  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  |  bless  His  |  name;  ||  shew  forth  His  sal-| 

vation  from  J  day  to  |  day. 


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3.  Declare  His  glory  a-J  mong  the  |  heathen,  [|  His  wonders  |  a- 

niong  |  all  =  |  people. 

4.  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be  |  prais-  z=  |  ed:  |j  He 

ifl  to  be  |  feared  |  above  all  |  gods. 

5.  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  |  are  =z  |  idols:  [|  but  the  | 

Lord  =  |  made  the  |  heavens. 

C.   Honor   and   majesty   are   be-j  fore  —  |   Him:  ||  strength    and 
beauty  are  j  in  His  |  sanctu-|  ary. 

7.  Give   unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  kindreds  |  of  the  |  people,  ||  give 

unto  the  |  Lord  =  |  glory  and  |  strength. 

8.  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  un-|  to  His  |  Xame:  ||  bring 

an  offering,  and  |  come  in-|  to  His  |  courts. 

9.  0  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  |  holi-|  ness:  ||  fear  be-| 

fore  Him,  j  all  the  |  earth. 

10.  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  |  Lord  =z  |  reigneth:  ||  the 

world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not  be  moved: 
He  shall  judge  the  |  people  |  righteous-J  ly. 

11.  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  |  earth  be  |  glad;  |j  let  the 

sea  ,  roar,  and  j  the  fulness  there-  of. 

12.  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  |  is  there-]  in:  ||  then  6hall 

all  the  trees  of  the  wood  re-joice  be-|  fore  the  |  Lord: 

13.  For  |  He  =  |  cometh,  ||  for  He  |  cometh  to  |  judge  the  |  earth: 

14.  He   shall  judge   the  |  world  with  |  righteousness,  ||  and  the  | 

people  j  with  His  |  truth. 

20.  Psalm  XCYIII. 

1.  0    sing   unto   the    Lord   a  [  new—  |  song;   ||  for    He   hath  | 

done  =  |  marvellous  |  things. 

2.  His  right  hand,  and  His  j  holy  |  arm,  ||  hath  ]  gotten  |  Him  the  | 

victory. 

3.  The  Lord  hath  made  known  |  His  sal-'  vation:  l|  His  righteous 

ness  hath  He  openly  shewed  in  the  |  sight  =  |  of  the  |  hea- 
then. 
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4.  He  hath  remembered  His  mercy  and   His  truth  toward  the  | 

house  of  |  Israel :  1 1  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the 
sal-|  vation  |  of  our  |  God. 

5.  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  |  all  the  |  earth:  ||  make  a 

loud  noise,  and  re-|  joice,  =  |  and  sing  |  praise. 

6.  Sing  unto  the  Lord  |  with  the  |  harp;  ||  with  the  harp,  and  the  | 

voice  =  |  of  a  |  psalm. 

7.  With  trumpets  and  |  sound  of  |  cornet  ||  make  a  joyful  noise 

be- 1  fore  the  |  Lord,  the  |  King. 

8.  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  |  fulness  there-|  of;  ||  the  world,  and  | 

they  that  |  dwell  there- 1  in. 

9.  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands:  let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

be-|  fore  the  |  Lord;  ||  for  He  |  cometh  to  |  judge  the  |  earth: 
10.  With  righteousness  shall   He  |  judge  the  |  world,  ||  and  the  | 
people  |  with  —  |  equity. 

21.  Psalm  C. 

1.  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  [  all  ye  |  lands.  ||  Serve  the 
Lord  with  gladness:  come  before  His  |  presence  |  with  z=.  \ 
singing. 

2  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  |  He  is  |  God :  1 1  it  is  He  that  hath  made 
us,  and  not  we  ourselves;  we  are  His  people,  |  and  the  | 
sheep  of  His  |  pasture. 

3.  Enter  into  His  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  His  |  courts 

with  |  praise :   1 1  be    thankful    unto    Him,    and   |  bless  —  | 
His  =  |  Name. 

4.  For  the  Lord  is  good;  His  mercy  is  |  ev-er-|  lasting;  ||  and  His 

truth  endureth  |  to  all  |  gene-|  rations. 


22.  Psalm  CIII. 

1.  Bless  the  Lord,  |  0  my  |  soul:  ||  and  all  that  is  within  me,  |  bless 

His  |  holy  |  Name. 
2    Bless   the   Lord,  |  0  my  |  soul,  ||  and  for-|get  not  |  all  His  | 

benefits  : 


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3.  Who  forgivcth  all  j  thine  in-[  iquities;  ||  who  healeth  |  all  =  | 

thy  dis-  I 

4.  Who  redeemed  thy  life  |  from  de-|  struction;  ||  who  crowneth 

thee  with  loving-  kindness  and  |  tender  |  mercies. 

5.  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  j  with  good  |  things;  ||  so  that  thy 

youth  is  re-[  newed  |  like  the  |  eagle's. 

6.  The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  and  |  judg  =  [  ment  [ [  for  j 

all  that  |  are  op-|  pressed. 

7.  He  made  known  His  ways  |  unto  |  Moses,  ||  His  acts  unto  the  | 

children  of  |  Isra-j  el. 

8.  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  |  gra-  =  |  cious,  ||  slow  to  anger,  and  | 

plen  =  |  teous  in  |  mercy. 

9.  The  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  upon 

them  that  |  fear  ■=.  |  Him,  1 1  and  His  righteousness  unto  | 
children's  |  chil  =  |  dren. 

10.  To  such  as  j  keep  His  |  covenant,  ||  and  to  those  that  remem- 

ber His  com-j  mand  z=z  \  ments  to  |  do  them. 

11.  The  Lord  hath  prepared  His  throne  |  in  the  |  heavens;  ||  and 

His  kingdom  |  ruleth  |  over  |  all. 

12.  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  His   angels,  that  ex-|  eel  in  |  strength,  || 

that  do  His  commandments,  hearkening  unto  the  |  voice  =  | 
of  His  |  word. 

13.  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  |  ye  His  |  hosts;  ||  ye  ministers  of  |  His, 

that  j  do  His  |  pleasure. 
1-1.  Bless   the    Lord,   all    His  works    in    all   places  of  |  His   do-| 
minion:  ||  bless  the  |  Lord,  =  |  0  my  |  soul. 

23.  Psalm  CVII. 

1.  0  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  j  for  His  '  goodness,  ||  and 

for  His  wonderful  works  |  to  the  |  children  of  |  men! 

2.  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of  J  thanks  —  |  giving,  [| 

and  declare  |  His  works  |  with  re-j  joicing. 

3.  They  that  go  down  to  the  |  sea  in  |  ships,  l|  that  do  business  in 

great  waters ;  these  see  the  works  of  the  Lord,  and  His  | 
wonders  ]  in  the  |  deep. 


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4    For  He  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  |  stormy  |  wind,  ||  which 
lifteth  |  up  the  j  waves  there- 1  of. 

5.  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  |  to  the  | 

depths :  1 1  their  soul  is  melted  |  be  =  |  cause  of  |  trouble. 

6.  They  reel  to   and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  |  drunken  |  man,  || 

and  |  are  at  |  their  wit's  |  end. 

7.  Then  they  cry  unto   the   Lord  |  in  their  |  trouble,  ||  and  He 

bringeth  them  |  out  of  |  their  dis-|  tresses. 

8.  He  maketh  the  |  storm  a  |  calm,  1 1  so  that  the  |  waves  there- 1  of 

are  |  still. 

9.  Then  |  are  they  \  glad  ]|  be-|  cause  =  |  they  be  |  quiet; 

10.  So  He  |  bringeth  |  them  ||  unto  |  their  =  |  desired  |  haven. 

11.  0  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  |  for  His  |  goodness,  ||  and 

for  His  wonderful  works  |  to  the  |  children  of  |  men. 

12.  Let  them  exalt  Him  also  in  the  congregation  |  of  the  |  people,  || 

and  praise  Him  in  the  as- 1  sembly  ]  of  the  |  elders. 


24.  Psalm  CXI. 

1.  I  will  praise  the  Lord  with  |  my  whole  |  heart,  ||  in  the  assembly 

of  the  upright,  and  |  in  the  |  congre-|  gation. 

2.  The  works  of  the  |  Lord  are  |  great,  ||  sought  out  of  all  them 

that  have  |  pleas  =|  ure  there- 1  in. 

3.  His  work  is  honorable  |  and  glo-|rious:  ||  and  His  righteous- 

ness en- 1  dur  =  |  eth  for  |  ever. 

4.  He  hath  made  His  wonderful  works  to  |  be  re-|  membered:  || 

the  Lord  is  gracious  and  |  full  =  |  of  com-|  passion. 

5.  He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that  |  fear  —  |  Him:  ||  He  will 

ever  be  mindful  |  of  His  |  cove-|  nant. 

6.  He  hath  shewed  His  people  the  power  |  of  His  |  works,  ||  that 

He  may  give  them  the  |  heritage  |  of  the  |  heathen. 

7.  The  works  of  His  hands  are  verity  and  |  judg  =  |  ment;  ||  all 

His  com-|  mand-=:  |  meuts  are  |  sure. 

8.  They  stand  fast  for  |  ever  and  |  ever,  ||  and  are  done  in  |  truth 

and  |  upright-]  ness. 


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9.  He  sent  redemption  un-|  to  Tlis  |  people:  ||  He  hath  command- 
ed His  covenant  for  ever:  holy  and  |  reverend  |  is   His  | 

Name. 

10.  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  be-|  ginning  of  |  wisdom:  ||  a  good 
understanding  have  all  they  that  do  His  commandments: 
His  praise  en-|  dur^z:  |  eth  for  |  ever. 


25.  Psalm  CXXI. 

1.  I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  un-|  to  the  |  hills,  ||  from  |  whence  com-| 

eth  my  |  help. 

2.  My  help  eometh  |  from  the  |  Lord,  ||  which  |  made  =  |  heaven 

and  |  earth 

3.  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  |  to  be  |  moved:  ||  He  that  |  keepeth 

thee  |  will  not  |  slumber. 

4.  Behold,  He  that  keepeth  |  Isra-|  el  1 1  shall  neither  |  slum  =  | 

ber  nor  |  sleep. 

5.  The  Lord  |  is  thy  |  Keeper:  ||  the  Lord  is  thy  shade  up-|  on 

thy  |  right  =  |  hand. 

6.  The  sun  shall  not  smite  |  thee  by  |  day,  ||  nor  the  |  moon  =  | 

by  z=i  |  night. 

7.  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  |  from  all  |  evil:  ||  He  shall  pre-| 

serve  ==  |  thy  =  |  soul. 

8.  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy  |  coming  |  in  1 1 

from  this  time  forth,  and  I  even  for  I  ever  I  more. 


26.  Psalm  CXXII. 

1.  I  was  glad  when  they  said  j  unto  |  me,  ||  Let  us  go  into  the  | 

house  =  |  of  the  |  Lord. 

2.  Our  feet  shall  stand  with- 1  in    thy  |  gates,  ||  0   Je-|  ru  z=  | 

Sa  —  |  lem. 

3.  Jerusalem  is  builded  |  as  a  |  city  ||  that  |  is  com-|  pact  to-J 

gether. 

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4.  Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes  |  of  the  |  Lord,  1 1  unto  the 

testimony  of  Israel,  to  give  thanks  unto  the  |  Name  =  |  of 
the  J  Lord. 

5.  For  there  are  set  |  thrones  of  |  judgment,  ||  the  thrones  |  of 

the  |  house  of  |  David.  * 

6.  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Je-|  rusa-|  lem:  ||  they  shall  |  prosper  | 

that  love  |  thee. 

7.  Peace  be  with-|  in  thy  |  walls,  ||  and  prosperity  with-|  in  thy  | 

pala-|  ces. 

8.  For  my  brethren  and  com-|  panions'  |  sakes,  ||  I  will  now  say,  | 

Peace  be  |  within  |  thee. 

9.  Because  of  the  house  of  the  |  Lord  our  |  God,  1 1  I  will  |  seek  =  | 

thy  =  |  good. 


27,  Psalm  CXXX. 

1  Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  |  Thee,  0  |  Lord.  1 1  Lord,  | 
hear  ==  |  my  —  |  voice  : 

2.  Let  Thine  ears  |  be  at-|  tentive  ||  to  the  |  voice  of  my  |  suppli-| 

cations. 

3.  If  Thou,  Lord,  shouldest  |  mark  in-]  iquities,  ||  0  |  Lord,  =  | 

who  shall  |  stand  ? 

4.  But  there   is  for-|  giveness  |  with   Thee,  ||  that  |  Thou  =  | 

mayest  be  |  feared. 

5.  I  wait  for   the   Lord,  my  |  soul   doth  |  wait,  ||  and  in  His  | 

word  =  |  do  I  |  hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more  than  they  that  watch  |  for 
the  |  morning:  ||  I  say,  more  than  they  |  that  watch  |  for 
the  |  morning. 

7.  Let  Israel  hope  in  tne  Lord :  for  with  the  Lord  |  there  is  | 

mercy,  ||  and  with  |  Him  is  |  plenteous  re-|  deniption. 

8.  And  He   shall   re-|  deem  hz  )  Israel  ||  from  |  all  =z  |  his   in-| 

iquities. 


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2S.  Selected  from  Psalm  CXXXII  and  XXIV. 

1.  Arise,  0  Lord,  in-|  to  Thy  |  rest;  ||  Thou,  and  the  |  ark  —  j  of 
Thy  strength. 

^2.  Let  Thy  priests  be   clothed  with  |  righteous-|  ness;  ||  and  let 
Thy  |  saints  =  |  shout  for  |  joy. 

3.  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  |  all  ye  |  lands.  ||  Serve  the  Lord 

with  gladness:  enter  into  His  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and 
in-|  to  His  |  courts  with  |  praise. 

4.  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  |  of  the  |  Lord?  ||  or  who  shall 

stand  |  in  His  |  holy  |  place  ? 

5.  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  |  pure  =  |  heart;  ||  who  hath 

not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity,  nor  |  sworn  de-|  ceitful-j  ly, 

6.  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  |  from  the  |  Lord,  |[  and  right- 

eousness from  the  |  God  of  |  his  sal-|  vation. 

7.  Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates;  and  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  ever-[ 

lasting  |  doors;  ||  and  the  King  of  |  glory  |  shall  come  |  in. 
fe.  Who  is  this  |  King  of  |  glory?  ||  The  Lord,  strong  and  mighty, 

the  |  Lord  =  |  mighty  in  |  battle. 
9.  Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates;  even  lift  them  up,  ye  ever-| 

lasting  |  doors,  [|  and  the  King  of  |  glory  |  shall  come  |  in. 

10.  Who  is  this  |  King  of  |  glory?  ||  The  Lord  of  hosts,  He  is  the  ( 
King  of  |  glo  =  |  ry. 


29.  Psalm  CXXXIII. 

1.  Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  |  is  for  |  brethren  ||  to 

dwell  to- 1  gether  in  |  uni-|  ty. 

2.  It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head,  that  ran  down 

up-|  on  the  |  beard,  1 1  even  Aaron's  beard :  that  went  down 
to  the  |  skirts  =  |  of  his  |  garments; 

3.  As  the  |  dew  of  |  Hermon,  ||  and  as  the  dew  that  descended 

up-|  on  the  |  mountains  of  |  Zion : 

4.  For  there  the  Lord  com-j  mauded  the  |  blessing,  ||  even  |  life 

for  |  ever- 1  more. 


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30.  Psalm  CXLVI. 

1.  Praise  |  ye  the  |  Lord.  ||  Praise  the  |  Lord,  =r  |  0  my  |  soul. 

2.  While  I  live  will  I  |  praise  the  |  Lord:  ||  I  will  sing  praises 

unto  iny  God  |  while  I  J  have  any  |  being. 

3.  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes,  nor  in  the  |  son  of  |  man,  ||  in  | 

whom  there  |  is  no  |  help. 

4.  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  |  to  his  [  earth;  ||  in  that 

very  day  |  his  ■=.  |  thoughts  =  |  perish. 

5.  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  |  for  his  |  help,  1 1  whose 

hope  is  |  in  the  |  Lord  his  |  God. 

6.  Who  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  |  therein  | 

is  :  ||  which  |  keepeth  |  truth  for-|  ever. 

7.  Which  executeth  judgment  |  for  the  |  oppressed :  1 1  which  giveth  ] 

food  =r  |  to  the  |  hungry. 

8.  The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners :  the  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  |  of 

the  |  blind :  1 1  the  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed  down : 
the  Lord  I  lov  =r|  eth  the  I  righteous. 

9.  The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers;  He  relieveth  the  fatherless 

and  |  wid  ^  |  ow:  but  the  way  of  the  wicked  He  |  turneth  | 
upside  |  down. 

10.  The  Lord  shall  reign  forever,  even  thy  God,  0  Ziou,  unto  ]  all 
geue-|  rations.  ||  Praise  |  ye  —  |  the  =  |  Lord. 

31.  Psalm   CXLYIII. 

1.  Praise  |  ye  the  |  Lord.  ||  Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  hea- 

vens: |  praise  Him  |  in  the  |  heights. 

2.  Praise  ye  Him,  |  all  His  |  angels:  ||  praise  |  ye  Him,  |  all  His  | 

hosts. 

3.  Praise  ye  Him,  |  sun  and  |  moon:  ||  praise  Him,  |  all  ye  |  stars 

of  |  light. 

4.  Praise  Him,  ye  |  heavens  of  |  heavens,  1 1  and  ye  waters  that  be 

a- 1  bove  =  I  the  —  |  heavens. 


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5.  Let  them  praise  the  |  name  of  the  |  Lord :  1 1  for  He  command- 

ed, |  and  they  |  were  cre-|  ated. 

6.  He  hath  also  stablished  them  for-|  ever  and  |  ever:  ||  lie  hath 

made  a  decree  |  which  shall  |  not  =  |  j.ass. 

7.  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ye  dragons,  |  and  all  |  deeps:  | 

Fire  and  hail;  snow  and  vapors;  stormy  |  wind  ful-|  filling 
His  |  word: 

8.  Mountains,  |  and  all  |  hills;  ||  fruitful  |  trees  —  |  and  all  |  ce- 

dars: 

9.  Beasts,  |  and  all  |  cattle;  ||  creeping  things  |  and  —  |  flying  | 

fowl: 

10.  Kings   of  the    earth,  |  and    all   |  people;   ||  princes,  and   all  | 

judges  J  of  the  | earth. 

11.  Both  young  men,  and  maidens;  |  old  men,  and  |  children:  ||  let 

them  praise  the  |  name  =  J  of  the  |  Lord : 

12.  For  His  name  a-|  lone  is  |  excellent;  ||  His  glory  is  a-|  bove  the  I 

earth  and  |  heaven. 

13.  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  |  of  His  |  people,  1 1  the  |  praise  of  | 

all  His  |  saints; 

14.  Even  of  the  |  children  of  |  Israel;  ||  a  people  near  unto  Him.  | 

Praise  =  |  ye  the  |  Lord. 

32.  Psalm    CXZIX. 

1.  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  |  new  =  |  song,  ||  and  his  praise  in  the 

congre-|  gation  |  of  =  |  saints. 

2.  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  |  Him  that  [  made  him:  ||  let  the  children 

of  Zion  be  |  joyful  |  in  their  |  King. 

3.  Let  them  praise  His  name  |  in  the  |  dance:  ||  let  them  sing 

.  praises  unto  |  him  with  the  |  timbrel  and  |  harp. 

4.  For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  |  in  His  |   people:  ||He  will  beau- 

tify the  |  meek  with  |  sal  =  |  vation. 

5.  Let  the  saints  be  |  joyful  in  |  glory:  ||  let  them  sing  a-|  loud 

up-|  on  their  |  beds. 

6.  Let -the  high  praises  of  God  be  |  in  their  |  mouth,  |[  and  a  two- 

edged  |  sword  —  |  in  their  |  hand; 


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7.  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  heathen,  and  punishments   up- 

on the  |  people;  ||  to  bind  their  kings  with  chains,  and  their 
|  nobles  with  |  fetters  of  |  iron. 

8.  To  execute  upon  them  the  |  judgment  |  written:  ||  this  honor 

have  all  His  saints.  | Praise  =  |  ye  the  |  Lord. 

33.  Psalm   CI. 

1.  Praise  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  God  |  in  His  |  sanctuary:  ||  praise 

Him  in  the  |  firmament  |  of  His  |  power. 

2.  Praise  Him  for  His  |  mighty  |  acts:  ||  praise  Him  according  | 

to  His  |  ex-  cellent  |  greatness. 

3.  Praise  Him  with  the  |  sound  of  the  |  trumpet:  ||  praise  Him  | 

with  the  |  psaltery  and  |  harp. 

4.  Praise    Him  with  the  |  timbrel  and   |  dance:  ||  praise  Him  | 

with  stringed  |  instruments  and  |  organs. 

5.  Praise  Him  upon  the  |  loud  =  |  cymbals:  ||  praise  Him  up-| 

on  the  |  high-sounding  |  cymbals. 

6.  Let   every   thing  |  that   hath  |  breath  |J  praise   the   Lord.  J 

Praise  =  |  ye  the  |  Lord. 

34.  Isaiah  III,  7-9. 

1.  How  beautiful  up-|  on  the  ]  mountains  ||  are  the  feet  of  Him 

that  bringeth  good  tidings,  |  that  =  |  pub-lisheth  |  peace; 

2.  That  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth  |  sal  =r  | 

vation;   j|  that  saith  unto  Zion,  J  Thy  =  |  God  =  |  reign- 
eth! 

3.  Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  |  up  the  ]  voice;  |]  with  the  voice  to-| 

gether|  shall  they  |  sing: 

4.  For  they  shall  see  |  eye  to  |  eye,  1 1  when  the  Lord  shall  |  bring 

a-|  gain  =:  |  Zion. 

5.  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye  waste  places  |  of  Je-| 

rusalem :  1 1  for  the  Lord   hath   comforted  His  people,  He  j 
hath  re- 1  deemed  Je-I  rusalem. 


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6.  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  His  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  |  all  the  | 
nations;  ||  and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  sal-| 
vat  ion  I  of  our  I  God. 


35.  1    Cor.  XV,  51-58. 

1.  We  shall  not  |  all  =  |  sleep,  ||  but  we  |  shall  =  |  all  be  | 

changed, 

2.  In  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  |  at  the  last  |  trump :  j  | 

for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised 
incorruptible,  !  and  we  ]  shall  be  j  changed. 

3.  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  j  incor-  |  ruption,  j|   and  this 

mortal  must  |  put  on  j  immor-j  tality. 

4.  So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  |  in- cor-J  ruption,  || 

and  this  mortal  shall  have  |  put  on  |  immor-J  tality, 

5.  Then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  saying  |  that  is  |  written,   j| 

Death  is  |  swallowed  |  up  in  |  victory. 

6.  0  Death,  |  where  is  thy  j  sting?  ||  0  |  Grave,  where  j  is  thy  | 

victory? 

7.  The  sting  of  |  death  is  |  sin;  |[  and   the  |  strength  of  |  sin  is 

the  |  law. 

8.  But  j  thanks  be  to  |  God,  ||  which  giveth  us  the  victory  through 

our  |  Lord  =  |  Jesus  |  Christ. 

36.  Baptismal  Chant. 

1.  The  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  upon  | 

them  that  |  fear  Him,  j  ]  and  His  righteousness  |  unto  |  chil- 
dren's j  children. 

2.  To  such  as  |  keep  His  ]  covenant;  ||  and  to  those  that  remem- 

ber His  com-  |  maudments  to  j  do  =  |  them. 

3.  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me.  and  for-'  bid  them  [  not:  [| 

for  of  j  such  is  the  j  kingdom  of  |  heaven. 

{After  the  Baptism.) 

4.  I  will  pour  My  Spirit  up-  on  thy  j  seed,  [|  and   My  j  blessing 

up-^  on  thine  j  offspring. 


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5.  And  they  shall  spring  up  as  a-|  mong  the  |  grass,  ||  as  |  willowa 

by  the  |  water- 1  courses. 

6.  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  |  to  your  |  children;  ||  and  to 

all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as  many  as  the  |  Lord  our  |  God 
shall  I  call. 


37.  Isaiah  LIII,  5—9. 

1.  He  was  wounded  for  |  our  trans-|  gressions,  ||  He  was  |  bruised 

for  |  our  in-|  iquities. 

2.  The  chastisement  of  our  peace  |  was  upon  |  Him;  ||  and  with 

.  His  |  stripes  =z  |  we  are  |  healed. 

3.  All  we  like   sheep  h'stve   |  gone  a- 1  stray;   ||  we   have  turned 

every  |  one  to  |  his  own  |  way ; 

4.  And  the  Lord  hath  |  laid  on  |  Him  ||  the  in-|  iquity  |  of  us  | 

all. 

5.  He  was  oppressed,  and  He  |  was  af-|  flicted,  ||  yet  He  |  opened  [ 

not  His  |  mouth: 

6.  He  is  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a  sheep  before 

her  |  shearers  is   |   dumb,   ||  so  He   |  openeth  |   not  His  | 
mouth. 

7.  He  was  taken  from  prison  |  and  from  |  judgment:  ||  and  who 

shall  de-|  clare  His  |  gene-|  ration? 

8.  For  He  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  |  of  the  |  living:  ||  for  the 

transgression  of  my  |  people  |  was  He  |  stricken. 

9.  And  He  made  His  grave  with  the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  | 

in  His  |  death;  ||  because  He  had  done  no  violence,  neither 
was  any  de-J  ceit  =  |  in  His  j  mouth. 


38.  Magnificat. 

1.  My  soul  doth  magni-|  fy  the  |  Lord,  ||  and  my  spirit  hath  re-| 

joiced  in  |  God  my  |  Saviour. 

2.  For  He  |  hath  re-|  garded  ||  the  low  |  estate  of  |  His  hand-| 

maiden: 

3.  For,  behold,  |  from  hence-|  forth  ||  all  gene-[  rations  shall  |  call 

me  I  blessed. 


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4.  For  He  |  that  is  |  mighty,  ||  hath  done  to  ine  great  things;  aud  | 

holy  |  is  His  )  name. 

5.  And  His  mercy  is  on  them  [  that  fear  |  Him  ||  from  gene-|  ra- 

tion |  to  gene-|  ration. 

0.  He  hath  shewed  strength  |  with  His  |  arm;  ||  He  hath  scattered 

the  proud  in  the  imagi-j  nation  |  of  their  |  hearts. 

7.  He  hath  put  down  the  mighty  |  from  their  |  seats,  ||  and  ex- 

alted |  them  of  |  low  =  |  degree. 

8.  He  hath  filled  the    hungry  |  with  good   |  things;   ||  and  the 

rich  He  j  hath  sent  |  empty  a-|  way. 

9.  He  hath  holpen  His  {  servant  |  Israel,  ||  in  remem-|  brance  of  | 

His  ==  |  mercy; 
10.  As  He  spake  |  to  our  j  fathers,  ||  to  Abraham,  and  |  his  =  | 
seed  for- 1  ever. 

39.  Beneclictus. 

1.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  j  God  of  |  Israel;  ||  for  He  hath  visited  | 

aud  re-j  deemed  His  |  people, 

2.  And   hath  raised   up   a  horn  of  sal-j  vation  |  for   us  ||  in  the 

house  j  of  His  |  servant  |  David ; 

3.  As  He  spake  by  the  mouth  of  His  |  holy  |  prophets,  ||  which 

have  been  |  since  the  |  world  be-j  gan: 

4.  That  we  should  be  saved  |  from  our  |  enemies,  1 1  and  from  the  | 

hand  of  |  all  that  |  hate  us; 

5.  To  perform  the  mercy  promised  |  to  our  |  fathers,  ||  and  to  re- 

member j  His  holy  |  cov-e-|  nant; 

6.  The  oath  j  which  He  |  sware  ||  to  our  |  father  |  A-bra-j  ham, 

7.  That  He  would  grant  unto  us,  that  we  being  delivered  out  of 

the  hand  j  of  our  |  enemies  ||  might  |  serve  Him  |  without  | 
fear. 

8.  In  holiness  and  righteousness  be-|  fore  =  |  Him,    ||  all  the  | 

days  =z  j  of  our  |  life. 

9.  And  Thou,  Child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  |  of  the  |  High- 

est: ||  for  Thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  pre-] 
pare  =  |  His  =  |  ways ; 
10.  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  |  unto  His  j  people  j|  by  the 
re-  mission  :  of  their  |  sins, 
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11.  Through  the  tender  mercy  |  of  our  |  God;  ||  whereby  the  day- 

spring  from  on  |  high  hath  |  visited  |  us, 

12.  To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  darkness,  and  in  the  |  shadow 

of  |  death,  1 1  to  guide  our  feet  |  into  the  |  way  of  |  peace. 

40.  Nunc  Dimittis. 

1.  Lord,  now  lettest  Thou  Thy  servant  de-|  part  in  |  peace,  ||  ac-| 

cording  |  to  Thy  |  word: 

2.  For  |  mine  —  |  eyes  ||  have  |  seen  =z  \  Thy  sal-|  vation, 

3.  Which  Thou  |  hast  pre-|  pared  1 1  before  the  |  face  of  [  a.11  =.  [ 

people ; 

4.  A  light  to  |  lighten  the  |  Gentiles,  1 1  and  the  glory  |  of  Thv  | 

people  |  Israel. 

41.  The  Seraphic  Hymn. 

1.  Holy,  Holy,    Holy,    Lord  |  God  of  |  Sabaoth;  ||  heaven  and 

earth  are  full  of  the  |  majesty  |  of  Thy  |  glory. 

2.  Hosanna  I  in  the  |  highest !  1 1  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the 

name  of  the  Lord.     Ho-|  sanna  |  in  the  |  highest! 

42.  Gloria  JPatri. 

1.  Glory  be  to  the  Father  |  and  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  |  to  the  j  Holy  | 

Ghost: 
2    As  it  was  in   the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  shall  |  be,  j| 

world  without  |  end.  =  |  A  —  |  men. 

43.  Gloria  in  Excelsis. 

1.  Glory  be  to  |  God  on  |  high,  ||  and  on  earth  |  peace,  good  |  wil' 

toward  j  men. 

2.  We  praise  Thee,  we  bless  Thee,  we  |  worship  |  Thee,  ||  we  glo- 

rify Thee,  we  give  thanks  to  |  Thee  for  I  Thy  great  |  glory, 

3.  0  Lord  God,  |  heavenly  |  King,  ||  God  the  I  Father  j  Al=j 

mighty. 


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4.  0  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Sou,   |  Jesus  |  Christ;   ||  0  Lord| 

God,  Lamb  of  God,  |  Son  =  |  of  the  |  Father, 

5.  That  takest  away  the  |  sin  of  the  |  world,  ||  have  |  mercy  up-| 

on  =  |  us. 

6.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  |  sin  of  the  |  world,  1 1  have  |  mercy 

up-j  on  =  |  us. 

7.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  |  sin  of  the  |  world,  ||  re-j  ceive  =  | 

our  —  j  prayer. 

8.  Thou  that  sittest  at  the   right  hand  of  |  God  the  |  Father,  || 

have  |  mercy  up-|  on  =  |  us. 

9.  For  Thou  only  |  art  =  |  holy;  ||  Thou  j  only  |  art  the  |  Lord; 
10.  Thou  only,  0  Christ,  with  the  |  Holy  |  Ghost,  ||  art  most  high 

in  the  j  glory  of  |  God  the  |  Father.  ||  Amen. 

44.  Te  Deum  Landa/mus. 

1.  We  praise  |  Thee,  0  |  God;  ||  We  acknowledge  |  Thee  to  j  be 

the  |  Lord. 

2.  All  the  earth  doth  |  worship  |  Thee,  ||  the  |  Father  |  ever-| 

lasting. 

3.  To  Thee  all  angels  |  cry  a-|  loud:  ||  the  heavens  and  |  all  the  | 

powers  there- 1  in. 

4.  To  Thee  cherubim  and  j  seraph-|  im  ||  con-[tinual-|  ly  do  |  cry, 

5.  Holy,   Holy,   Holy,  Lord  |  God  of  |  Sabaoth.  ||   Heaven  and 

earth  are  full  of  the  |  majesty  |  of  Thy  |  glory. 

6.  The  glorious  company  of  the  apostles  |  praise  =.  j  Thee:  l|  The 

goodly  fellowship  of  the  |  prophets  |  praise  =  |  Thee, 
7    The  noble  army  of  martyrs  |  praise  =  |  Thee:   ||   The   holy 
Church    throughout   all    the   world  [  doth   ac-|  knowledge  j 
Thee, 

8.  The  [  Fa  =  |  ther,  |j  of  an  |  infinite  |  Majes-|  ty; 

9.  Thine  adorable,  true,  and  |   only  |  Son:   ||   Also,  the  |  Holy  | 

Ghost,  the  |  Comforter. 

10.  Thou  art  the  king  of  glory,  |  0  —  |  Christ :  1 1  Thou  art  the  ever- 

lasting j  Son  —  |  of  the  |  Father. 

11.  When  Thou,  tookest   upon    Thee  to  de-]  liver  |  man,  ||  Thou 

didst  humble  Thyself  to  be  !  born  —  |  of  a  I  Virgin. 


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12.  When  Thou  hadst  overcome  the  |  sharpness  of  |  death,  1 1  Thou 

didst  open  the  kingdom  of  |  heaven  to  |  all  be- 1  lievers. 
13    Thou  sittest  at  the  right  |  hand  of  |  God,  ||  in  the  |  glory  |  of 

the  |  Father. 
14:.  We  believe  that  Thou  shalt  come  to  j  be  our  |  Judge:  ||  We 

therefore  pray  Thee,  help   Thy  servants,  whom  Thou  hast 

redeemed  |  with  Thy  |  precious  |  blood. 

15.  Make  them  to  be  numbered  |  with  Thy  |  saints,  ||  in  |  glory  j 

ever- 1  lasting. 

16.  0  Lord,  |  save  Thy  |  people,   ||  and  |  bless  —  |  Thy  —  |  heri- 

tage. 

17.  Gov-|  ern  —  [  them,  ||  and  |  lift  them  |  up  for  |  ever. 

18.  Day  by  day  we  |  magnify  J  Thee:  And  we  worship  Thy  name 

ever  |  world  with-|  out  z=  \  end. 

19.  Vouch-|  safe,  0  |  Lord,  ||  to  keep  us  this  |  day  with-|outr=  | 

sin. 

20.  0  Lord,  have  |  mercy  up-|  on  us,  ||  have  |  merz=  |  cy  up-|  on  us. 

21.  0  Lord,  let    Thy  mercy  |  be  up-|  on  us,  ||  as  our  j  trust,  is  | 

in  —  |  Thee. 

22.  0  Lord,  in  Thee  |  have  I  |  trusted:  ||  let  me  |  never  |  be  con- 

founded. 


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